Written question asked by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Thursday, 29 January 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 February 2004. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 February 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children aged between 5 and 15 years developed (a) measles, (b) mumps and (c) rubella in each of the last 10 years. - Inc table from 1995.

Answer: Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children aged between five and 15 years developed (a) measles, (b) mumps and (c) rubella in each of the last 10 years. [152558] Miss Melanie Johnson: Data on comparable confirmed cases of measles, mumps and rubella are only available from 1995. The number of confirmed cases of measles, mumps and rubella between 1995 and 2003 are shown in the table. The information provided relates to the number of confirmed cases of measles, mumps and rubella in children aged between five and 14 years. Data on cases in children aged between 5 and 14 years is being provided, as this is the standard age grouping used in all surveillance reports. Number of cases aged 5-14 years _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Measles Mumps Rubella 1995 5 14 29 1996 14 56 31 1997 91 100 2 1998 12 34 5 1999 20 229 5 2000 23 472 4 2001 15 419 1 2002 88 130 5 20031 164 248 0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Provisional. Sources: 1996-2002 Health Protection Agency website: http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics az/measles/data reg age.htm http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics az/mumps/data reg age.htm http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics az/rubella/data reg age.htm

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