HC Deb 24 July 1990 vol 177 cc224-5W
Mr. Strang

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the cumulative totals on 31 December 1987, 30 June 1988, 31 December 1988, 30 June 1989, 31 December 1989 and 30 June 1990 of(a) people who have died with AIDS, (b) people with AIDS including those who have died and (c) HIV antibody positive persons in Scotland (i) by patient characteristic, (ii) in each of the health board areas and (iii) in total.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

[holding answer 23 July 1990]: The cumulative totals for Scotland of (a) people who have died with AIDS, (b) people with AIDS including those who have died, and (c) people who have been identified and reported to the Communicable Diseases (Scotland) Unit as being HIV antibody positive on the dates shown are given in tables I, II and III respectively. The tables provide a breakdown by patient characteristic for Scotland as a whole. The figures of AIDS cases and deaths and of HIV antibody positive persons for particular health board areas are, in some cases, very low and as their publication, according to patient characteristic, may in consequence endanger medical confidentiality, geographical breakdowns are not produced.

Patient characteristic 31 December 1987 30 June 1988 31 December 1988 30 June 1989 31 December 1989 30 June 1990
Child of HIV antibody positive parents 1 1 2 4 4 4
Other4 — — 1 1 1 2
Total 39 61 75 102 132 154
1Includes four visitors to the United Kingdom, two of whom are known to have died.
2 Includes four visitors to the United Kingdom, three of whom are known to have died.
3Not blood transfusion.
4Includes one visitor from outside United Kingdom, who is known to have died.

Table III: HIV Antibody positive persons
Patient characteristic 31 December 1987 30 June 1988 31 December 1988 30 June 1989 31 December 1989 30 June 1990
Homosexual/bisexual 206 233 242 264 280 304
Intravenous Drug Misuser (IVDM) 792 827 858 892 910 926
Homosexual and IVDM 3 5 6 6 6 7
Haemophiliac 175 176 176 176 277 277
Recipient of blood transfusion/blood products 10 10 10 31l 312 312
Heterosexual contact 462 581 589 5108 5120 5143
Infant/Child (not haemophiliac) 664 669 775 781 792 7101
Other/not known 8169 9203 9224 9230 9232 9234
Total 1,381 1,504 1,580 1,668 1,729 1,804

Notes:

1 Includes 16 children.

2 Includes 17 children.

3 Includes one child.

4 Includes four people with contact abroad.

5 Includes 12 people with contact abroad.

6 Includes 26 children who have at least one parent identified as misusing IV drugs.

7 Includes 27 children who have at least one parent identified as misusing IV drugs.

8 Includes five people of African origin and one person of Caribbean origin.

9 Includes 12 people of African origin and one person of Caribbean origin: also one person with possible exposure abroad.