§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children aged between five and 15 years developed(a) measles, (b) mumps and (c) rubella in each of the last 10 years. [152558]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonData on comparable confirmed cases of measles, mumps and rubella are only available from 1995. The number of confirmed cases of measles, mumps and rubella between 1995 and 2003 are shown in the table. The information provided relates to the number of confirmed cases of measles, mumps and rubella in children aged between five and 14 years. Data on cases in children aged between 5 and 14 years is being provided, as this is the standard age grouping used in all surveillance reports.
Number of cases aged 5–14 years Measles Mumps Rubella 1995 5 14 29 1996 14 56 31 1997 91 100 2 1998 12 34 5 1999 20 229 5 2000 23 472 4 2001 15 419 1 2002 88 130 5 20031 164 248 0 1Provisional. Sources: 1996–2002 Health Protection Agency website: http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/measles/data_reg_age.htm http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/mumps/data_reg_age.htm
http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/rubella/data_reg_age.htm