§ Mr. Haseldineasked the Minister of Health how many cases of human brucellosis have been reported each year between 1961 and 1966; how many deaths have resulted; and how many of these cases have been linked with the sale of raw milk.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThe information for England and Wales is given in the table below.
Year Reported Cases Deaths 1961 101 Nil 1962 97 1 1963 136 2 1964 124 Nil 1965 123 Nil 1966 169 Nil (provisional) (first 9 months only) The disease can be contracted through contact with infected animals as well as through drinking infected raw milk, and the number of cases linked to the latter is not known.