HC Deb 21 February 1989 vol 147 c613W
Ms. Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the most recent figures for cases of toxic shock syndrome in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Freeman

Toxic shock syndrome is not separately identified in the statisical returns made by health authorities to the Department. However, 41 confirmed and probable cases of toxic shock syndrome were reported to the central public health laboratory in the two years 1985 and 1986 taken together. These figures do not include Northern Ireland.