Malaria (Hansard, 13 March 1990)

HC Deb 13 March 1990 vol 169 c182W 182W

§ Mr. Alton
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of malaria were reported in Britain for each of the last five years.

§ Mr. Freeman
The information is shown in the table.

Total notifications¹ of malaria Great Britain: 1985–89

Year Notifications

1985 1,767

1986 1,747

1987 1,264

1988² 1,333

1989² 1,535

¹ Notified in England and Wales to the Office of Population, Censuses and Surveys (OPCS), and in Scotland to the Scottish Health Service by the individual Health Boards.

² Provisional.

Total notifications¹ of malaria Great Britain: 1985–89
Year	Notifications
1985	1,767
1986	1,747
1987	1,264
1988²	1,333
1989²	1,535
¹ Notified in England and Wales to the Office of Population, Censuses and Surveys (OPCS), and in Scotland to the Scottish Health Service by the individual Health Boards.
² Provisional.