§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report the number of cases treated for respiratory tuberculosis for each of the last 10 years in the area now served by the Brent health district and the estimate of the cost in the current year of this treatment in the Brent district and in the Harrow district.
§ Mr. MoyleThe figures are as follows:
Number of cases under treatment at 31st December New cases during year 1968 2,139 143 1969 2,141 155 1970 1,925 130 1971 1,713 116 1972 1,529 131 1973 1,558 198 1974 1,474 160 1975 1,429 268 1976 1,265 530 1977 963 500 Information on the cost of this treatment is not separately available.