HC Deb 02 June 1980 vol 985 cc597-8W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the incidence of venereal disease in Dundee in each of the past five years amongst (a) males and (b) females.

Mr. Fairgrieve

The statistics available relate to new attendances for sexually transmitted diseases at the Dundee special clinic and are as follows:

Syphilis
Year Male Female Total
1975 3 3 6
1976 4 8 12
1977 6 8 14
1978 6 5 11
1979 4 4 8
GONORRHOEA
Year Male Female Total
1975 292 198 490
1976 266 191 457
1977 266 183 449
1978 264 176 440
1979 329 189 518
OTHER SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
Year Male Female Total
1975 889 330 1,219
1976 844 382 1,226
1977 756 339 1,095
1978 785 344 1,129
1979 867 418 1,285
TOTAL
Year Male Female Total
1975 1,184 531 1,715
1976 1,114 581 1,695
1977 1,028 530 1,558
1978 1,055 525 1,580
1979 1,200 611 1,811

The category "Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases" includes chancroid, lymphogranuloma venereum, granuloma inguinale, non-specific genital infections, non-specific genital infections with arthritis, trichomoniasis, genital candidosis, genital scabies, pubic lice, genital herpes simplex, warts and molluscum contagiosum.