§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what steps he is taking to reduce the risk of cross-infection arising from the chiropodial treatment of patients who may be carrying blood-borne viruses of the hepatitis B and HIV types.
§ Mr. NewtonSpecific guidelines for the prevention of the spread of HIV and other viruses are being prepared for a range of services, including chiropody, which involve practices in which the skin may be pierced.
District health authorities already have general control of infection policies which will apply to chiropodists working for them.
§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will seek to introduce compulsory
New cases of sexually transmitted diseases seen at NHS genito-urinary medicine clinics: England and Wales (A patient may be recorded under more than one condition, or recorded more than once in recurrent cases of the same condition.) 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 New cases of syphilis 4,037 4,455 4,513 4,107 4,167 3,928 3,664 3,483 3,101 2,558 New cases of gonorrhoea 60,126 60,082 57,995 56,230 55,597 53,301 53,213 49,609 48,878 47,453 Chancroid etc.1 119 99 95 108 107 162 175 142 92 110 Non-specific genital infection (incl. with arthritis) 94,984 97,916 100,516 104,721 116,858 122,777 131,214 137,159 142,663 153,199 Trichomoniasis 20,316 20,415 20,067 19,830 20,938 20,544 20,381 18,557 17,000 15,644 Candidiasis 37,324 38,928 40,351 40,564 45,640 48,389 53,690 59,242 60,905 61,872 Scabies 2,518 2,291 2,284 2,147 2,337 2,213 2,104 2,269 2,114 2,080 Pubic lice (pediculosis pubis) 5,686 6,217 6,932 7,638 8,156 8,911 9,982 9,319 10,470 10,147 Herpes simplex 7,130 7,899 8,589 9,048 10,261 11,539 14,148 16,987 18,916 19,283 Warts (condylomata acuminata) 22,495 23,386 24,678 25,104 28,939 30,462 34,097 38,953 45,437 53,638 Molluscum contagiosum 897 942 975 989 1,173 1,237 1,399 1,593 1,964 2,242 Other treponemal diseases 1,140 1,114 1,082 1,091 927 883 838 746 662 598 Other conditions requiring treatment 39,967 43,624 47,722 50,936 61,531 69,298 80,495 92,607 102,071 110,980 Other conditions2 not requiring treatment or referred elsewhere 93,285 99,780 103,878 104,496 112,509 117,370 123,189 129,500 129,007 138,866 1 Includes Chancroid, Lymphogranuloma venereum and Granuloma inguinale. 2 This refers to those who, on examination, are found to have no condition requiring treatment.