§ Mrs. Ann Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what information he has concerning the number of women aged over 24 years per 1,000 women in the population who sought treatment for venereal diseases in (a) England and Wales and (b) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years for which figures are available;
(2) what information he has concerning the number of women aged under 24 years per 1,000 women in the population who sought treatment for venereal diseases in (a) England and Wales and (b) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. HayhoeStatistics on sexually transmitted diseases by age group are collected centrally only for primary and secondary syphilis and post pubertal gonorrhoea. Figures for Wales and Northern Ireland are a matter for my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Wales and Northern Ireland. The available information is given in the table.
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New cases seen at National Health Service clinics, England Women aged over 24 years per hundred thousand population ages 25 to 59 Primary and secondary syphilis Post pubertal gonorrhoea 1980 0.89 61.59 1981 0.87 52.15 1982 0.70 55.65 1983 0.50 47.63 1984 0.51 44.96
New cases seen at National Health Service clinics, England Women aged over 24 years per hundred thousand population ages 15 to 24 Primary and secondary syphilis Post pubertal gonorrhoea 1980 3.32 400.40 1981 2.88 368.15 1982 2.14 363.89 1983 1.58 350.49 1984 1.52 353.40