Reye's Syndrome

HC Deb 24 October 1985 vol 84 cc232-3W

Mr. Canavan

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the incidence of Reye's syndrome per head of population for the last 10 years in the postal code districts FK4, FK5 and FK6 of Central Region; and how these figures compare with those for the rest of Scotland and for the United Kingdom as a whole.

Mr. John MacKay

There has been one case of Reye's syndrome reported to the Reye's syndrome surveillance scheme in the postcode districts FK4, FK5 and FK6, of Central Region since surveillance began on 1 August 1981. This case was in the period 1 August 1984 to 31 July 1985. Below are given figures from the surveillance scheme for the United Kingdom including Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland.

	United Kingdom	Scotland
1981–82	30	1
1982–83	52	5
1983–84	79	4
1984–85	*52	*4
* Provisional.

The rate for Scotland in 1983–84 was 0.36 per 100,000 children under 16 years of age compared to 0.7 per 100,000 children under 16 years of age in the United Kingdom as a whole.