HC Deb 11 December 1984 vol 69 cc468-70W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many males and how many females have been treated under the National Health Service for sexually transmitted diseases in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available in each of the following age groups (a) under 17, (b) 18 to 24, (c) 24 to 39 and (d) 40 or more years of age.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

We do not collect information in precisely the form requested. The available figures are in the tables:

Number of new cases seen at National Health Service clinics for sexually transmitted diseases in England—Patients of all ages.
Year Primary and secondary syphilis Post-pubertal gonorrhoea All conditions
male female male female male female
1974 1,395 253 37,337 20,734 216,693 133,889
1975 1,404 202 37,377 21,579 220,061 143,490
1976 1,468 214 37,179 21,497 229,806 150,885
1977 1,513 268 36,898 21,801 240,951 156,762
1978 1,527 218 35,609 21,023 249,159 161,552
1979 1,330 190 34,990 20,035 251,070 166,714
1980 1,340 207 34,070 20,318 271,614 187,365
1981 1,258 193 33,448 18,726 281,189 198,735
1982 1,187 150 33,049 19,083 296,675 220,993
1983 (provisional) 1,039 110 30,455 17,912 309,040 238,397

Number of new cases seen at National Health Service clinics for sexually transmitted diseases in England—Patients aged under 16
Year Primary and secondary syphilis Post-pubertal gonorrhoea
male female male female
1974 3 2 118 460
1975 3 107 445
1976 4 5 126 511
1977 9 5 127 430
1978 6 3 101 339
1979 2 82 303
1980 3 94 305
1981 3 96 265
1982 2 4 115 314
1983 (provisional) 81 199

Number of new cases seen at National Health Service clinics for sexually transmitted diseases in England—Patients aged 16–19
Year Primary and secondary syphilis Post-pubertal gonorrhoea
male female male female
1974 89 54 4,654 6,543
1975 92 41 4,745 7,010
1976 99 51 4,600 6,788
1977 104 70 4,807 7,013
1978 75 41 4,357 6,437
1979 74 49 4,329 5,986
1980 63 56 4,288 6,216
1981 69 45 4,351 5,915
1982 49 30 4,469 5,980
1983 (Provisional) 56 22 4,438 5,847

Number of new cases seen at National Health Service clinics for sexually transmitted diseases in England—Patients aged 20–24
Year Primary and secondary syphilis Post-pubertal gonorrhoea
male female male female
1974 305 73 12,367 7,384
1975 290 60 12,160 7,572
1976 333 69 11,987 7,508
1977 317 84 12,028 7,732
1978 304 66 11,209 7,416
1979 240 45 11,123 7,333
1980 258 58 11,314 7,584
1981 268 60 11,000 7,256
1982 245 45 11,382 7,150
1983 (Provisional) 224 37 10,963 7,026

Number of new cases seen at National Health Service clinics for sexually transmitted diseases in England—*Patients aged 25 and over.
Year Primary and secondary syphilis Post-pubertal gonorrhoea
male female male female
1974 998 124 20,198 6,347
1975 1,019 101 20,365 6,552
1976 1,032 89 20,466 6,690
1977 1,083 109 19,936 6,626
1978 1,142 108 19,942 6,831
1979 1,016 94 19,456 6,413
1980 1,019 90 18,374 6,213
1981 918 88 18,001 5,290
1982 891 71 17,083 5,639
1983 (Provisional) 759 51 14,973 4,840
* A more detailed breakdown of this age-group is not available for 1974 and 1975.

Number of new cases seen at National Health Service clinics for sexually transmitted diseases in England—Patients aged 25–34
Year Primary and secondary syphilis Post-pubertal gonorrhoea
male female male female
1974 not available not available
1975 not available not available
1976 638 63 14,325 5,224
1977 644 77 13,669 5,222
1978 688 71 13,655 5,441
Year Primary and secondary syphilis Post-pubertal gonorrhoea
1979 576 63 13,369 5,079
1980 575 60 12,525 4,815
1981 493 55 11,943 4,111
1982 473 41 11,149 4,385
1983 (provisional) 399 31 10,120 3,837

Number of new cases seen at National Health Service clinics for sexually transmitted diseases in England—Patients aged 35–44
Year Primary and secondary syphilis Post-pubertal gonorrhoea
male female male female
1974 not available not available
1975 not available not available
1976 251 16 4,618 1,190
1977 289 20 4,738 1,111
1978 312 30 4,695 1,111
1979 295 18 4,509 1,028
1980 270 17 4,316 1,116
1981 295 18 4,446 923
1982 270 20 4,386 961
1983 (provisional) 237 13 3,529 773

Number of new cases seen at National Health Service clinics for sexually transmitted diseases in England—Patients aged 45 and over.
Year Primary and secondary syphilis Post-pubertal gonorrhoea
male female male female
1974 not available not available
1975 not available not available
1976 143 10 1,523 276
1977 150 12 1,529 293
1978 142 7 1,592 279
1979 145 13 1,578 306
1980 174 13 1,533 282
1981 130 15 1,612 256
1982 148 10 1,548 293
1983 (provisional) 123 7 1,324 230

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what information he has concerning expenditure upon and allocation of National Health Service personnel to the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases in patients aged under 16 years of age in each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

We do not collect this information.

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