§ Mr. Aspinwallasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what steps are being taken to discover the continuing high incidence of bacterial and viral meningitis in certain localities; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. CurrieI shall let my hon. Friend have a reply as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Aspinwallasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many cases of meningitis have been reported in England in each year since 1970; how many were in (i) county of Avon, (ii) county of Gloucester, (iii) Frenchay health authority, (iv) Bristol and Weston district health authority and (v) Bath and West Wiltshire health authority.
§ Mrs. CurrieNotifications of meningitis are made in respect of local authority areas, not district health authorities. The table shows the readily available information on the number of notifications of acute meningitis, and, of these, the numbers specified as meningococcal meningitis, from 1970 to 1986.
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Meningitis notifications in Avon and Gloucestershire 1970–1886 Avon Gloucestershire Year Acute Meningitis of which Meningo-coccal Acute Meningitis of which Meningo-coccal 1970 — — 24 — 1971 — — 19 — 1972 — — 14 — 1973 — — 16 — 1974 20 — 9 — 1975 24 — 17 — 1976 14 — 8 — 1977 19 — 7 — 1978 13 — 14 — 1979 23 — 9 — 1980 17 — — — 1981 12 — 7 — 1982 11 — 10 — 1983 9 — 25 — 1984 17 — 16 — 1985 50 8 21 9 1 1986 59 22 28 17 1 Provisional — = not available
Meningitis notification in England 1970–1986 England Year Acute Meningitis of which Meningococcal 1970 1,264 497 1971 1,775 564 1972 1,466 587 1973 1,878 899 1974 1,985 1,105 1975 2,426 764 1976 1,737 639 1977 1,227 450 1978 1,577 464 1979 1,304 487 1980 1,643 467 1981 1,309 423 1982 1,198 387 1983 1,155 396 1984 1,152 367 1985 1,447 510 19861 2,001 806 1 Provisional
§ Mr. Aspinwallasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what facilities have been provided for the treatment of meningitis in the county of Gloucester;
(2) what facilities have been provided for the treatment of meningitis in the Frenchay health authority;
(3) what facilities have been provided for the treatment of meningitis in the Bristol and Weston district health authority;
(4) what facilities have been provided for the treatment of meningitis in the county of Avon.
§ Mrs. CurrieFacilities for the treatment of meningitis are available at all the principal general hospitals in these areas.
§ Mr. Aspinwallasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many cases of meningitis recorded in England have resulted in death in each year since 1970; how many were in (i) county of Avon, (ii) county of Gloucester, (iii) Frenchay health authority, (iv) Bristol and Weston district health authority and (v) Bath and West Wiltshire health authority;
(2) what progress has been made in the use of the anti-meningitis vaccine at present being manufactured.
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§ Mrs. CurrieI shall let my hon. Friend have a reply as soon as possible.