§ Mr. Thompsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the numbers of cases of schistosomiasis, hookworm, onchocerciasis, other forms of filariasis and other parasitic worm infections known to have been diagnosed in England and Wales, respectively, in each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. Moyle,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 20th June 1978; Vol. 952, c. 169–170], supplied the following information:
These worm infections are not notifiable diseases, but the following estimated figures for spells of in-patient treatment have been obtained from the Hospital inpatient inquiry, which is based on a 1 in 543W 10 sample of discharges and deaths in England and Wales. The number of cases diagnosed is small and therefore
Schistosomiasis Hookworm Onchocerciasis Other forms of filariasis Other forms of infections 1966 270 230 180 1,000 1967 190 [0] 310 [0] 120 [0] 790 [70] 1968 220 [10] 200 [0] 90 [0] 90 [0] 680 [40] 1969 230 [0] 120 [0] 110 [0] 50 [0] 540 [60] 1970 160 [0] 130 [0] 30 [0] 70 [10] 730 [30] 1971 170 [10] 120 [0] 40 [0] 40 [0] 740 [30] 1972 300 [0] 130 [0] 80 [0] 60 [0] 670 [70] 1973 290 [10] 50 [0] 10 [0] 10 [0] 400 [20] 1974 160 [0] 110 [0] 40 [0] 40 [0] 580 [90] 1975 300 [0] 30 [0] 40 [0] 50 [0] 530 [60] Equivalent figures for later years are not yet available.
§ Mr. Thompsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the numbers of cases of malaria, amoebiasis and leprosy known to have been diagnosed in England and Wales, respectively, in each of the past 10 years and the number of persons known to be suffering currently from leprosy in each country.
§ Mr. Moyle,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 20th June 1978; Vol. 952, c. 169–170], supplied the following information:
The numbers of notified cases of malaria and leprosy in England and Wales are shown below. Separate figures for Wales are not readily available:
Malaria Leprosy 1968 144 45 1969 124 31 1970 134 34 1971 240 41 1972 363 29 1973 447 39 1974 607 35 1975 601 20 1976 1,162 24 1977 1,459 21 The number of patients known to be suffering from leprosy in England and Wales at 31st May 1978 was 370.
544Wthe sampling error is correspondingly large. (Figures for Wales, where available, are shown in brackets.)
Amoebiasis is not a notifiable disease and the following figures for England and Wales are of laboratory confirmed cases. Separate figures for Wales are not readily available:
1968 199 1969 137 1970 151 1971 42 1972 168 1973 110 1974 156 1975 305 1976 255 1977 205