§ Mr. Willie W. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many hospitals in Scotland have reported salmonella infections in the last 12 months; how many deaths have resulted; and what were the comparable figures of each of the last four years.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information is not available in precisely the form requested. Outbreaks of salmonellosis may be foodborne or spread from person to person. So far in 1984 outbreaks have been reported by 3 hospitals involving a total of 28 persons (foodborne) and 6 persons (person to person infection). Figures for the calendar years 1980–1983 are:
Year Foodborne infection reported by Person to person infection reported by 1980 None 6 hospitals (involving a total of 30 persons) 1981 2 hospitals (125 persons) 4 hospitals (17 persons) 1982 1 hospital (20 persons) 4 hospitals (27 persons) 1983 4 hospitals (119 persons) 4 hospitals (15 persons) One of the persons involved in a 1981 foodborne outbreak died.