Written question asked by Lord Jones (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 28 November 1996. It was answered by Gwilym Jones (Conservative) on Thursday, 28 November 1996 on behalf of the Welsh Office.

Welsh Office

Question: How many cases of (a) Aids, (b) hepatitis B, (c) prostate cancer, (d) TB, (e) whooping cough and (f) lung cancer were reported in 1995. - Includes figures.

Answer: Mr. Barry Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many cases of (a) AIDS, (b) hepatitis B, (c) prostate cancer, (d) tuberculosis, (e) whooping cough and (f) lung cancer were reported in 1995. [5547] Mr. Gwilym Jones: The latest available information for Wales is as follows: (a) 20 AIDS cases were reported to the communicable disease surveillance centre Wales in 1995. (b) 24 cases of hepatitis B were notified in 1995. (c) 857 cases of cancer of the prostate were registered as newly diagnosed in 1990. (d) 180 cases of tuberculosis (excluding chemoprophylaxis) were notified in 1995. (e) 112 cases of whooping cough were notified in 1995. (f) 2,314 cases of cancer of the trachea, bronchus and lung were registered as newly diagnosed in 1990.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 5547; 286 c401-2W;286 c399-400W
Session: 1996-97
Subjects: Diseases HIV/AIDS Hepatitis Wales Tuberculosis Whooping cough Prostate cancer
Contains statistics: Yes