§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the total number of hip replacement operations carried out in 1979 and in the latest year for which figures are available in each of the 14 health regions.
§ Mr. DorrellHealth authorities in England reported the following figures for 1988–89. The figures for 1979 are extracted from the 1979 hospital in-patient inquiry.
Estimated number of hip replacement operations by health regions Region 19791 1988–892 Northern 1,780 2,800 Yorkshire 1,860 2,900 Trent 2,200 3,700 East Anglia 1,410 1,900 North West Thames 1,740 3,300 North East Thames 2,330 3,700 South East Thames 2,810 3,600 South West Thames 2,320 3,600 Wessex 2,220 2,700 Oxford 1,810 2,600 South Western 2,220 5,600 West Midlands 3,070 3,700 Mersey 850 2,100 North Western 2,600 3,500 Board of Governors 400 — 1 Source: 1979 Hospital In-Patient Inquiry. 2 Source: July 1989 Planning Statements—1988–89 Outturn.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list by county, and by year for the last five years, the number of cases of cryptosporidiosis reported.
§ Mr. DorrellInformation on laboratory reports of cryptosporidium in England and Wales is available on a regional health authority basis only, as shown in the table:
Cryptosporidium laboratory reports Regional totals Region 1985 1986 1987 1988 19891 Northern 5 16 130 38 132 Yorkshire 76 146 125 148 670 Trent 237 398 221 325 531 East Anglia 37 87 26 22 165 North West Thames 30 53 60 57 221 North East Thames 53 116 61 43 223 South East Thames 119 247 143 99 653 South West Thames 170 274 182 105 563 Wessex 143 284 315 347 894 Oxford 19 139 109 105 587 South Western 107 460 469 450 795 West Midlands 245 477 449 346 848 Mersey 98 133 144 70 126 North Western 464 604 554 400 884 Wales 71 126 289 195 476 Total2 1,874 3,560 3,277 2,750 7,768 1 Provisional. 2 England and Wales only. Source: Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre.