Written question asked by William Ross (Ulster Unionist Party), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 February 1992. It was answered by Stephen Dorrell (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 February 1992 on behalf of the Department of Health.

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Question: If he will publish a table to show for each of the last three years his estimate of (a) the number of children in Great Britain who have been infected with toxocara canis, (b) how many of those infections are attributable to dogs, (c) how many are attributable to foxes and (d) how many are attributable to other canines; and what is his estimate of the level of infected (i) foxes and (ii) dogs in (1) urban and (2) rural areas. - Inc table.

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