§ Mr. Gordon BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the number of notified cases of people infected by(a) salmonella and (b) listeria in each year since 1978.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeLaboratory reports of cases of salmonellosis submitted to the public health laboratory service for the years 1978 to 1987 are given in the table. The number of cases for 1988 is not yet available.
Cases of salmonellosis 1978 9,042 1979 10,380 1980 9,502 1981 9,532 1982 11,041 1983 13,250 1984 13,093 1985 11,172 1986 14,177 1987 16,991 The number of cases of human listeriosis reported to the public health laboratory service for these years are as follows:
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Cases of listeriosis 1978 87 1979 70 1980 75 1981 86 1982 77 1983 115 1984 115 1985 149 1986 137
Cases of listeriosis 1987 259 1988 291 Reports of cases for 1978 to 1982 were submitted by laboratories only; those for 1983 to 1988 were from laboratories and the public health laboratory service's extended surveillance system.