Written Answers
INFANTS, GLASGOW
(VACCINATION)
26 APRIL 1948
Mr. Viant asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of infants born in Glasgow have been vaccinated during each of the last 40 years.
Mr. Woodburn: The following table gives the desired information for the years 1911-46. Figures for earlier years are not available.
PERCENTAGE OF INFANTS BORN IN GLASGOW
WHO WERE VACCINATED.
Percen- tage Vacci- nated.
58.9 58.1
Year of birth.
Percen- tage
Vacci-
Year of birth.
nated
1911
65.9
1929
1912
04.0
1930
1913
61.5
1931
55.7
1914
39.2
1932
51.0
1915
62.8
1933
48.0
1916
615
1934
47.4
1917
61.2
1935
46. I
1918
60
1936
1919
66,6
1937
1920
8.1
1938
1921
6.6
1939
42.
:.8
1922
69.9
1940
47.0
1923
#69.8
1941
55.5
1924
5 70.6
1942
65.9
1925
69.0
1943
61.2
1926
67.5 1944
61.0
1927 1928
63.2
65.7 1945 1916
60.2
62.9
NATURALISATION
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19. Mr. Sidney Marshall asked the Secretary of State for the Home Depart- ment how many aliens have become naturalised British citizens since Ist January, 1946.
Mr. Ede: Since 1st January, 194, up to 17th April, 1948, inclusive, 28189 certificates of naturalisation have been granted.
MALAYA AND HONG KONG (WAR DAMAGE COMPENSATION)
9. Mr. Thomas Reid asked the Secre- tary of State for the Colonies whether he will make a statement regarding war damage compensation in the Malayan territories and Hong Kong.
Mr. Mayhew: Yes. The following are the texts of public statements which are
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about to be made by agreement with His Majesty's Government, by the Malayan Governments and the Government of Hong Kong:
MALAYAN STATEMENT
1. In October, 1942, a declaration was made on behalf of His Majesty's Govern- ment to the effect that it would be the general aim of His Majesty's Government after the war that, with a view to the well-being of the people and the resump- tion of productive activity, property and goods destroyed or damaged in the Colonial Empire should be replaced or repaired to such extent and over such a period of time. as resources might permit. It was added that, if the resources of any part of the Colonial Empire were insufficient to en- able this purpose to be achieved without aid, His Majesty's Government would be ready to give what assistance they could, in conjunction with such common fund or organisation as could be established for postwar reconstruction. In Septem- ber, 1947, on completion of the collec- tion of claims for war damage in Malaya, the Claims Commissioner conferred in London with the Colonial Office, and after his return, the Governments in Malaya, in January last submitted jointly to His Majesty's Government, through the
of Governor-General, the outlines. scheme for the settlement of war damage claims and claims under the War Risks (Goods) Insurance Scheme in the Federa- tion of Malaya and Singapore. from claims under the Insurance Scheme, where a legal liability is involved, these proposals were based on the conclusion that, in the present financial circum- stances both of His Majesty's Govern- ment and the Malayan Governments expenditure must be restricted to the sum necessary to meet essential needs on an The total expenditure austerity basis. contemplated under the proposals, on all classes of claims, was $475,000,000 (Straits) or approximately £55,000,000.
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2. With the personal assistance of the Governor General, who arrived in England shortly after the submission of the proposals, and of the Malayan War Damage Claims Commissioner who visited London specially for this purpose, His Majesty's Government have now fully considered the proposals, and they con- sider that the general scheme outlined therein is sound and is calculated to achieve its essential object. At the same
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