HC Deb 28 April 1986 vol 96 cc280-1W
Mr. Terry Davis

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many cases of acquired immune deficiency syndrome have been reported (a) in Birmingham and (b) in the rest of the west midlands region from January 1980 to the most recent date for which this information is available.

Mr. Hayhoe

Up to the end of March 1986, 328 cases of acquired immune deficiency syndrome had been reported to the Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre. These may be broken down into geographical areas as follows:

Number
Thames Regions 264
Wessex and S. Western 21
Other Regions: Midlands and the North 29
Wales 6
Scotland 6
N. Ireland 2

It is not possible to provide a more detailed breakdown of the location of these cases without endangering patient confidentiality.