HC Deb 21 July 1989 vol 157 c424W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list from 1 January to the latest date for which he has figures for the Doncaster health authority(a) the number of cases of meningitis recorded and (b) the number of deaths from meningitis, showing the ages of the patients concerned.

Mr. Freeman

Meningitis can be caused by a number of different organisms. The data show the number of notifications of(a) all forms and (b) meningococcal meningitis for Doncaster district health authority for the period 31 December 1988 to 7 July 1989. Mortality data for this period are not yet available.

Meningitis (all forms) Meningococcal meningitis
Doncaster district health authority 14 10