§ Mr. David PorterTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to extend basic child immunisation for the 0 to 5 years age group.
§ Mr. FreemanThe joint committee on vaccination and immunisation, which advises the health departments on all aspects of immunisation, has set up a group to consider and make recommendations on the present
Number of cases of principal types of food poisoning detected or reported January-June 1989 January February March April May June Clostridium Botulinum — — — — — 27 Salmonella Enteritidis 733 826 742 671 779 n.a. Salmonella Typhimurium 318 254 227 200 329 n.a. Other Salmonellas 367 235 244 235 256 n.a. Clostridium Perfringens 16 46 228 8 2 44 Staphylococcus Aureus 4 7 10 — 50 — Bacillus SP — 3 5 3 3 — n.a. = Not yet available.
Number of laboratory reports for Campylobacter infection, four-weekly to 16 June 1989 Weeks Number 01–04 1,480 05–08 1,915 09–12 1,944 13–16 1,625 17–20 2,225 21–24 4,175 Source: PHLS
Note: All figures are provisional