§ Mr. BlairTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will set out in theOfficial Report the figures for children and young people who have suffered from (a) meningitis, (b) mumps or (c) measles for each of the years from 1981 to 1986; how many subsequently suffered from a permanent hearing impairment; and how many of these were identified as a result of routine audiological tests.
Notifications of Infectious Diseases 1981–1986 England and Wales 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Measles: 0–14 Male 26,200 46,400 50,400 30,200 47,600 39,400 Female 24,800 43,800 48,200 28,600 45,300 37,500 15–24 Male 475 1,051 1,485 1,006 1,197 1,658 Female 437 828 1,041 644 1,091 1,193 Acute Meningitis: 0–14 Male 519 461 462 470 547 840 Female 341 348 334 325 387 622 15–24 Male 112 87 92 95 126 158 Female 106 90 100 87 109 159 Source: OPCS.