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Written question asked by Tulip Siddiq (Labour) on Monday, 23 January 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 January 2017 (named day). It was answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 January 2017 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Tongue-tie

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many babies were diagnosed with ankyloglossia in each year since 2009-10.

Answer

The table below provides counts of finished admission episodes where there was a primary or secondary diagnosis of ankyloglossia ("tongue-tie") for 2009-10 to 2015-16 broken down by patient age.

For clarity the table breaks down our response into the following age categories, under 1 – 28 days, 29 - 90 days, 91 - 181 days, 182 – 364 days and 1 – 4 years. The table excludes patients older than four years.

Ages

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

0-28 days (1 month approx)

5,234

7,451

9,689

10,938

13,646

17,171

19,531

29-90 days (1-3 months approx)

686

1,016

1,218

1,018

1,214

1,182

1,103

91-181 days (3-6 months approx)

238

319

320

318

427

413

413

182-364 days (6-12 months approx)

317

390

346

347

319

334

283

1-4 years

1,619

1,636

1,819

1,741

1,709

1,696

1,423

All Ages (0-4 years)

8,094

10,812

13,392

14,362

17,315

20,796

22,753

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
61259
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Babies Tongue-tie
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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