HC Deb 08 February 1994 vol 237 cc206-7W
Mr. Shore

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of(a) HIV and (b) rectal gonorrhoea in the age groups 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 years and over were notified to her Department in each year since 1987.

Mr. Sackville

Laboratory reports of HIV infections newly identified in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are made to the Public Health Laboratory Service AIDS centre at the communicable diseases surveillance centre. The number who were of the ages shown at the time their HIV infection was diagnosed is given for each year since 1987. The 1993 figures may not be complete.

ages shown at the time of report are shown broken down by sex for each year since 1989. Data are unavailable for 1988 and 1987. The 1993 figures may not be complete.

Age (Years)
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23+ Total
1991
Female 1 5 4 8 4 3 2 17 44
Male 0 1 2 2 4 3 4 97 113
Totals 1 6 6 10 8 6 6 114 157
1992
Female 2 3 6 8 2 4 1 14 40
Male 0 0 1 2 0 3 3 27 36
Totals 2 3 7 10 2 7 4 41 76
1993
Female 1 5 2 1 4 1 1 12 27
Male 0 0 1 1 5 7 3 26 43
Totals 1 5 3 2 9 8 4 38 70

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