§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many cases of infective jaundice were reported in 1981; and what are the figures for each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergNotifications of infective jaundice in England and Wales for 1971 to 1981 are shown in the following table. Figures for 1981 are provisional.
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Notifications of infective jaundice in England and Wales for the years 1971 to 1981 Year Notifications 1971 14, 142 1972 12, 269 1973 8, 073 1974 7, 620 1975 5, 756 1976 5, 963 1977 5, 123 1978 4, 675 1979 3, 216 1980 5, 143 1981* 9, 661 *Provisional.
Sources: MB2 No. 6 Communicable disease statistics.
MB2 81/3, MB2 82/1, MB2 82/2.
Weekly Return Monitors.