§ Mr. David Priceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if lie will state the number of cases of food poisoning known to his Department for each year for the last ten years; and how many resulted in death each year.
§ Mr. AlisonThe total numbers of cases of food poisoning published in the chief medical officer's annual reports are as follows: d
Food Poisoning Cases Deaths Associated with Food Poisoning England and Wales 1963 9,695 15 1964 7,907 10 1965 8,313 15 1966 6,581 20 1967 7,655 26 1968 7,110 52 1969 8,598 49 England only 1970 8,088 43 1971 6,910 48 1972 5,958 32 The numbers of deaths recorded above include not only those caused directly by food poisoning but also those where food poisoning was a secondary cause of death.