§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many deaths occurred from(a) salmonellosis and (b) listeriosis in the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Dorrell[holding answer 12 November 1990]: The number of deaths registered in England and Wales in 1989 with salmonella1 as the underlying cause of death was 61.
In the same period 16 deaths were registered with listeria2 as the underlying cause. In addition, a further 14 deaths of those aged under 28 days—for which no underlying cause is assigned—contained a mention on the certificate of listeria including congenital or maternal listeria.
1 International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 9th revision code 003.2 ICD 027.0, 771.2 (part), 655.4 (part).