§ Mr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many positive HIV antibody test results there were until(a) 31 March 1988 and (b) 31 March 1989 in each health board area in Scotland.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythBy 31 March 1989 1,621 HIV antibody test results had been reported to the Communicable Diseases (Scotland) Unit. A breakdown of this total by health board area is given as follows:
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Health Board Number of positive results Argyll and Clyde 13 Ayrshire and Arran 1— Borders 1— Dumfries and Galloway 13 Fife 24 Forth Valley 59 Grampian 37 Greater Glasgow 253 Highland 11 Lanarkshire 22 Lothian 962 Orkney Nil Shetland 1— Tayside 218 Western Isles Nil 1 Under 10 results: in accordance with established practice, exact numbers not given as publication may jeopardise medical confidentiality.
§ Mr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the latest number of positive HIV antibody test results, and the cumulative total of people diagnosed with AIDS in each health board area.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe number of positive HIV antibody test results in Scotland which were reported to the Communicable Diseases (Scotland) Unit until 30 June 1989 is 1,668. A breakdown of this total by health board area is given in the following table. The cumulative total of people diagnosed with AIDS who were reported to the unit area until that date is 102. Of that number, Greater Glasgow and Lothian health boards accounted for 33 and 48 cases, respectively. Argyll and Clyde, Ayrshire and Arran, Fife, Forth Valley, Grampian, Highland, Lanarkshire and Tayside health boards accounted for the remainder. Where the number of cases in each board area for each category was under 10, the total in accordance with established practice is not published so as not to jeopardise medical confidentiality.
Health Board Number of positive results Argyll and Clyde 13 Ayrshire and Arran 1— Borders 1— Dumfries and Galloway 13 Fife 25 Forth Valley 59 Grampian 37 Greater Glasgow 259 Highland 11 Lanarkshire 23 Lothian 993 Orkney Nil Shetland 1— Tayside 224 Western Isles Nil 1 Under 10.
§ Mr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the cumulative total of people diagnosed with AIDS until 31 March; and how many of these had been diagnosed within the previous 12 months in each health board area in Scotland.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe cumulative total of people diagnosed with AIDS who were reported to the Communicable Diseases (Scotland) Unit until 31 March 1989 is 85. The number of these who were reported to the unit within the previous 12 months is 33. Of that number, Greater Glasgow and Lothian health boards accounted for 10 and 15 cases, respectively. Argyll and Clyde, Grampian and Tayside health boards accounted for the remainder. The number of cases in each board area was under 10, but in accordance with established practice the totals are not published so as not to jeopardise medical confidentiality. Figures relating to the previous 12 months may require to be adjusted when all relevant information is available to take account of cases reported within, but diagnosed before, the 12-month period in question.
§ Mr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the cumulative total of people diagnosed with AIDS until 31 March 1988; and how many of these had been diagnosed in the 12 months prior to that date, in each health board area.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe cumulative total of people diagnosed with AIDS who were reported to the534W Communicable Diseases (Scotland) Unit until 31 March 1988 is 52. The number of these who had been diagnosed within the previous 12 months is 34. Of that number, Greater Glasgow and Lothian health boards accounted for 15 and 14 cases, respectively. Fife, Grampian, Lanarkshire and Tayside health boards accounted for the remainder. The number of cases in each board area was under 10, but in accordance with established practice the total are not published so as not to jeopardise medical confidentiality.