HC Deb 02 February 1968 vol 757 cc428-9W
Mr. Buchanan-Smith

asked the Minister of Health how many cases of brucellosis have been reported amongst humans in each of the past five years if he is satisfied with the procedure for assessing the incidence of this disease and if he will initiate a survey to determine this incidence accurately.

Mr. K. Robinson

The numbers of cases confirmed by the Public Health Laboratory Service in England and Wales are:

1963 … … 136
1964 … … 124
1965 … … 123
1966 … … 169
1967 … … 242 (provisional)

I am advised that the procedures for assessing the incidence of the disease are adequate, and I do not consider that a special survey would be justified.