§ Mr. Stephen Rossasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what investigations have been undertaken by his Department into the swine flu epidemics in the United States of America; and if these have been undertaken, what conclusions have been reached;
(2) when the last known case of swine flu was recorded in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. MoyleI would refer the hon. Member to the full statement made by my right hon. Friend on 25th May.—[Vol. 912, c.109–10.]
No case of "swine influenza" in man has ever been identified in this country, but serological evidence shows that a swine-like influenza virus was circulating in the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1929.
1973–74, 1974–75 AND 1975–76 £000 Estimated Capital Regional Health Authority Total NHS estimated Capital Expenditure for 3 years Expenditure on Mentally handicapped Services for Mentally ill (b) as percentage of (a) (c) as percentage of (a) (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 1. Northern … … 47,572 831 1,670 1.7 3.5 2. Yorkshire … … 56,193 1,071 2,080 1.9 3.7 3. Trent … … 92,209 5,395 3,046 5.9 3.3 4. East Anglian … … 35,225 2,091 1,342 5.9 3.8 5. North-West Thames … … 57,472 1,915 5,929 3.3 10.3 6. North-East Thames … … 61,733 3,171 5,722 5.1 9.3 7. South-East Thames … … 58,889 2,125 2,249 3.6 3.8 8. South-West Thames … … 51,772 2,811 3,597 5.4 6.9 9. Wessex … … 39,959 1,464 2,311 3.7 5.8 10. Oxford … … 46,173 1,380 933 3.0 2.0 11. South-Western … … 49,044 1,788 1,885 3.6 3.8 12. West Midlands … … 75,267 3,549 6,672 4.7 8.9 13. Mersey … … 47,047 323 2,877 0.7 6.1 14. North-Western … … 60,677 2,237 2,450 3.7 4.0