§ Mr. MaginnisTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the year-by-year number of deaths from AIDS in each health board area.
§ Mr. HanleyThe number of persons with AIDS who are known to have died each year in Northern Ireland is given in the table. In line with the procedure followed in reports under the AIDS (Control) (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 and to safeguard confidentiality, actual figures in the range of one to nine reported in individual health board areas are not published.
Number 1985 1 1986 — 1987 1 1988 1 1989 7 1990 9 11991 4 1To 30 November.
§ Mr. MaginnisTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people are presently known to have tested HIV positive in each health board area; and how many of these have developed AIDS.
§ Mr. HanleyThe information requested is as follows.
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Cases diagnosed Board area HIV AIDS Eastern 53 15 Northern 10 111 Southern 15 Western 13 1In line with the procedure followed in reports under the AIDS (Control) (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 and to safeguard individual confidentiality actual figures in the range of one to nine in individual board areas are not published.