§ Mr. Hicksasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons under the age of 18 years received treatment for venereal disease at hospitals and clinics in the last year for which figures are available.
§ Dr. OwenThe numbers of new cases under 18 years of age attending hospitals and clinics in England for the treatment of venereal disease in 1974, the latest complete year for which figures are available, are as follows:
Syphilis Male 21 Female 23 Total 44 Gonorrhoea Male 1,253 Female 2,913 Total 4,166 4,210 Persons infected more than once are counted on each occasion.