HC Deb 01 March 1968 vol 759 cc434-5W
Dr. John Dunwoody

asked the Minister of Health what diseases are associated with the drinking of raw milk in this country at present; and what is their incidence.

Mr. K. Robinson

The principal diseases associated with untreated milk during the past few years are brucellosis and salmonella infections, including paratyphoid fever.

For the incidence of brucellosis I refer my hon. Friend to my reply on 23rd January, 1968, to my hon. Friend the Member for Bradford, West (Mr. Haseldine). Separate statistics are not available about the number of salmonella infections which are due to the consumption of untreated milk, but apart from a single outbreak of known milk-borne paratyphoid fever in 1965 which accounted for 642 cases, it is in general thought to be very small.—[Vol. 757, c. 81.]