§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many individuals in the Province have congenital multiple limb disability. [179072]
§ Mr. PearsonInformation on the number of individuals with congenital multiple limb disability is not collected centrally. However, the following table shows the total number of children born in each year from 1997 to 2003 inclusive who were recorded as having any type of congenital malformation of their limbs.
Number of children 1997 428 1998 393 1999 447 2000 349 2001 550 2002 510 2003 553 Note: As a child may be recorded in more than one category of malformation, there may be an element of double counting in the figures. Source: Child Health System.