§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in theOfficial Report for each health authority in Wales for each of the past five years, the number of cases of food poisoning from salmonella per thousand of the population.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettThe number of cases of food poisoning from salmonella for each district health authority in Wales is not available. However, data on the number of reports of salmonellas in Wales as a whole are given in the table.
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Laboratory reports of salmonella!} from Wales to the communicable disease surveillance centre Year Total reports Rates per 1,000 population 1985 450 0.16 1986 690 0.24 1987 746 0.26 1988 819 0.29 1989 21,161 20.40 1990 21,306 20.45 1 Laboratory reports of Salmonellas (excluding Typhi and Paratyphi) in Faeces…cases and Excreters in Wales. 2 Provisional data and rates. (The 1990 rate is based on 1989 Mid Year Population estimate as the 1990 estimate is not yet available.)