Meningitis (Hansard, 4 February 1988)

§ Ms. Harman
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many(a) cases of and (b) deaths attributable to meningitis have been notified in each of the last 24 months.

§ Mrs. Currie
I regret that the data are not available in exactly the form requested: notification data for infectious diseases are compiled on a weekly basis; the table shows totals by weekly group for 1986 and 1987.
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§ Ms. Harman
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement on the regional incidence of meningitis in the past five years.

Notifications of acute meningitis: (a) all, (b) meningococcal, 1983–87 England and Wales, standard regions rates per 100,000 population

Standard region 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1983–87

Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate

England and Wales

Acute 1,226 2.47 1,230 2.46 1,533 3.06 2,172 4.34 2,565 5.12 8,726 3.50

Meningococcal 428 .86 401 .80 550 1.10 870 1.74 1,090 2.18 3,339 1.34

North

Acute 53 1.71 44 1.43 56 1.82 127 4.12 153 4.97 433 2.80

Meningococcal 11 .35 17 .55 20 .65 59 1.92 73 2.37 180 1.17

Yorkshire and Humberside

Acute 210 4.28 208 4.24 242 4.94 368 7.51 376 7.67 1,404 5.73

Meningococcal 48 .98 32 .65 52 1.06 117 2.39 125 2.55 374 1.53

East Midlands

Acute 78 2.02 70 1.80 88 2.24 129 3.29 132 3.37 497 2.55

Meningococcal 39 1.01 25 .64 37 .94 53 1.35 64 1.63 218 1.12

East Anglia

Acute 28 1.45 38 1.93 61 3.06 49 2.46 58 2.91 234 2.38

Meningococcal 11 .57 16 .81 20 1.00 15 .75 19 .95 81 .83

South East

Acute 322 1.89 379 2.20 453 2.62 576 3.34 846 4.90 2,576 3.00

Meningococcal 121 .71 135 .79 191 1.11 225 1.30 332 1.92 1,004 1.17

South West

Acute 101 2.28 92 2.04 137 3.02 169 3.72 191 4.20 690 3.07

Meningococcal 61 1.38 29 .64 44 .97 82 1.80 84 1.85 300 1.33

West Midlands

Acute 97 1.87 98 1.89 125 2.41 237 4.57 280 5.40 837 3.23

Meningococcal 27 .52 37 .71 49 .95 93 1.79 105 2.03 311 1.20

North West

Acute 266 4.15 223 3.49 285 4.47 370 5.80 390 6.12 1,534 4.80

Meningococcal 78 1.22 76 1.19 97 1.52 159 2.49 215 3.37 625 1.96

Wales

Acute 71 2.53 78 2.77 84 2.98 147 5.21 139 4.93 519 3.69

Meningoccocal 32 1.14 34 1.21 39 1.38 67 2.38 73 2.59 245 1.74

Notifications of acute meningitis: (a) all, (b) meningococcal, 1983–87 England and Wales, standard regions rates per 100,000 population
Standard region	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1983–87
	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate
England and Wales
Acute	1,226	2.47	1,230	2.46	1,533	3.06	2,172	4.34	2,565	5.12	8,726	3.50
Meningococcal	428	.86	401	.80	550	1.10	870	1.74	1,090	2.18	3,339	1.34
North
Acute	53	1.71	44	1.43	56	1.82	127	4.12	153	4.97	433	2.80
Meningococcal	11	.35	17	.55	20	.65	59	1.92	73	2.37	180	1.17
Yorkshire and Humberside
Acute	210	4.28	208	4.24	242	4.94	368	7.51	376	7.67	1,404	5.73
Meningococcal	48	.98	32	.65	52	1.06	117	2.39	125	2.55	374	1.53
East Midlands
Acute	78	2.02	70	1.80	88	2.24	129	3.29	132	3.37	497	2.55
Meningococcal	39	1.01	25	.64	37	.94	53	1.35	64	1.63	218	1.12
East Anglia
Acute	28	1.45	38	1.93	61	3.06	49	2.46	58	2.91	234	2.38
Meningococcal	11	.57	16	.81	20	1.00	15	.75	19	.95	81	.83
South East
Acute	322	1.89	379	2.20	453	2.62	576	3.34	846	4.90	2,576	3.00
Meningococcal	121	.71	135	.79	191	1.11	225	1.30	332	1.92	1,004	1.17
South West
Acute	101	2.28	92	2.04	137	3.02	169	3.72	191	4.20	690	3.07
Meningococcal	61	1.38	29	.64	44	.97	82	1.80	84	1.85	300	1.33
West Midlands
Acute	97	1.87	98	1.89	125	2.41	237	4.57	280	5.40	837	3.23
Meningococcal	27	.52	37	.71	49	.95	93	1.79	105	2.03	311	1.20
North West
Acute	266	4.15	223	3.49	285	4.47	370	5.80	390	6.12	1,534	4.80
Meningococcal	78	1.22	76	1.19	97	1.52	159	2.49	215	3.37	625	1.96
Wales
Acute	71	2.53	78	2.77	84	2.98	147	5.21	139	4.93	519	3.69
Meningoccocal	32	1.14	34	1.21	39	1.38	67	2.38	73	2.59	245	1.74