§ Mr. Aspinwallasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what steps are being taken to discover the continuing high incidence of bacterial and viral meningitis in certain localities; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. Currie[pursuant to her reply, 16 February 1987, c. 510]: Acute meningitis in its various forms is a notifiable disease within the terms of the Public Health (Control of Diseases) Act 1984. The incidence of the disease is therefore monitored continuously. In addition, the Department is supporting a research project at Stonehouse to measure the incidence of carriers in the population there.