§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many cases of tuberculosis have been reported in England and Wales each year since 1979 to the latest convenient date; how many of these are children; and how many are elderly persons.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe requested information is given in the following table:
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Notification of tuberculosis in England and Wales, 1979–1982 All ages Under 1 1–14 65 and over 1979 9,266 26 918 1,512 1980 9,142 38 923 1,559 1981 8,130 25 765 1,464 *1982 7,407 21 601 1,509 * Provisional
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the death rate from tuberculosis since 1979 to the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe death rates from tuberculosis — excluding late effects — per 100,000 population in England and Wales were as follows:
per cent. 1979 1.2 1980 1.2 1981 1.1
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many cases of tuberculosis have been reported in Greater London in each year from 1979 to the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe requested information is given in the following table:
Notifications of tuberculosis in Greater London 1979–1982 Number 1979 2,761 1980 2,808 1981 2,496 *1982 2,150 * Provisional