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Written question asked by Baroness Jowell (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 November 1996. It was answered by Lord Horam (Conservative) on Monday, 25 November 1996 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question
How many cases of tuberculosis were diagnosed per health authority in (a) 1994-95, (b) 1995-96 and (c) 1996-97. - Includes table and fact that not available in the form requested.
Answer

Ms Jowell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of tuberculosis were diagnosed per health authority in (a) 1994-95, (b) 1995-96 and (c) 1996-97. [4185] Mr. Horam: Information on the numbers of notifications of tuberculosis, excluding chemoprophylaxis, are not available in the form requested. Numbers of notifications to the Office for National Statistics are published by local authority in the publications "MB2 Communicable Disease Statistics" annually and "MB2 Infectious Disease Statistics" quarterly. Copies are available in the Library. Approximate numbers of notifications of tuberculosis, excluding chemoprophylaxis, for regional health authorities for 1994 and for regional offices for 1995 and the first two quarters of 1996 are as follows: Tuberculosis notifications (excluding chemoprophylaxis) by regional health authority{1} _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1994 numbers Northern 184 Yorkshire 400 Trent 459 East Anglia 76 North-west Thames 851 North-east Thames 916 South-east Thames 427 South-west Thames 265 Wessex 128 Oxford 180 South Western 139 West Midlands 730 Mersey 103 North Western 551 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Local authorities have been allocated to regional health authorities regional offices as accurately as differences in boundaries allow. Tuberculosis notifications, excluding chemoprophylaxis, by regional office{1} _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1995 numbers March quarter 1996 numbers June quarter 1996 numbers (provisional) Northern and Yorkshire 641 155 153 Trent 506 164 121 Anglia and Oxford 278 69 76 North Thames 1,797 419 502 South Thames 642 168 175 South and West 278 63 57 West Midlands 654 146 177 North West 630 140 148 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Local authorities have been allocated to regional health authorities/regional offices as accurately as differences in boundaries allow.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
4185; 286 c119-20W
Session
1996-97
Subjects
Tuberculosis
Contains statistics
Yes