Written question asked by Julie Kirkbride (Conservative) on Wednesday, 30 January 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 February 2002. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Monday, 25 February 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people contracted (a) measles, (b) mumps and (c) rubella in each of the last five years. - Inc table.

Answer: Miss Kirkbride: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people contracted (a) measles, (b) mumps and (c) rubella in each of the last five years. [32981] Yvette Cooper: The number of confirmed cases of measles, mumps and rubella between 1996 and 2000 are shown in the table. The data for 2001 are provisional and are therefore subject to change. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Measles Mumps Rubella 1996 112 94 2,759 1997 177 180 99 1998 56 118 122 1999 94 366 161 2000 100 697 60 2001{1} 69 753 39 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Provisional data

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