§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total number of reported cases of salmonellosis in Scotland in each year since 1979; and what is the latest available figure for this year.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe total numbers of cases of salmonella infection reported by laboratories to the Scottish centre for infection and environmental health are as follows. These figures do not necessarily reflect the total incidence of the infection in the community, since doctors do not routinely send specimens from every case for laboratory confirmation.
Year Number of Notifications 1979 1,483 1980 1,577 1981 2,526 1982 2,621 1983 2,288 1984 2,221 1985 1,690 1986 2,015 1987 2,286 1988 2,580 1989 2,578 1990 2,441 1991 2,330 1992 2,992 1993 2,919 19941 2,401 1as at 14 October
§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the latest figure for the number of cases of food poisoning reported in Scotland in 1994.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonA total of 3,380 cases of food poisoning were reported in Scotland during the period 1 January to 14 October 1994.