§ Mr. RedmondTo 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. FreemanMeningitis 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.
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