HC Deb 14 June 1976 vol 913 cc52-3W
Mr. Lawrence

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services, further to his answer of 11th March 1976, column 298–9, to the hon. Member for Banbury (Mr. Marten), in the cases of food poisoning connected with poultry; how many of those affected had to be treated in hospital; how many recovered; and how many died.

Dr. Owen

I regret that the information available to the Public Health Laboratory Service does not include figures for the number of persons admitted to hospital. The outbreak of food poisoning to which I referred in my reply to the hon. Member for Banbury (Mr. Marten) on 11th March—[Vol. 907, c.298–9.]—resulted in one death—in 1972.

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