Written question asked by Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 16 November 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 November 2000. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Monday, 27 November 2000 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many incidences of Weils disease there were in (a) London and (b) the rest of England in each of the last 10 years. - Inc table.

Answer: Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many incidences of Weils disease there were in (a) London and (b) the rest of England in each of the last 10 years. [139675] Yvette Cooper: The number of laboratory reports for leptospiral infections caused by Leptospira serovar icterohaemorrhagiae (Weil's Disease) in England and Wales (and separately for London) to the Public Health Laboratory Service's Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre for each of the last 10 years is provided in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year London England and Wales 1990 0 19 1991 0 8 1992 1 13 1993 {1}2 16 1994 {2}3 21 1995 0 6 1996 0 3 1997 0 12 1998 1 9 1999 0 23 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} One case acquired on River Bann in Northern Ireland by service personnel {2} One case acquired on River Wye by service personnel

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