§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many of the pregnant women who have been tested for AIDS over the past five years had positive test results; and how many were informed of the result of their individual test by the appropriate medical authority.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 11 July 1991]: The information requested is not reported on a routine basis to the communicable diseases (Scotland) unit and is, therefore, unavailable.
§ 1990. Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many tests for HIV and AIDS have been carried out in each of the health board areas during(a) 1986, (b) 1987, (c) 1988, (d) 1989 and (e)
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 11 July 1991]: Information about the number of HIV tests carried out in 1986, 1987 and 1988 is unavailable. The table shows the number of HIV tests reported to the communicable diseases (Scotland) unit by source health board area for 1989 and 1990.
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Health Board 1989 1990 Argyll and Clyde 342 244 Ayrshire and Arran 197 257 Borders 57 60 Dumfries and Galloway 132 160 Fife 104 102 Forth Valley 331 395 Grampian 1,201 1,433 Greater Glasgow 4,015 3,869 Highland 220 395 Lanarkshire 339 263
Health Board 1989 1990 Lothian 3,898 3,579 Orkney 8 15 Shetland 17 19 Tayside 986 1,301 Western Isles 2 Nil 11,849 12,092 Note: A "source health board area" is the health board area in which the blood specimen for HIV testing was taken by the clinician.