§ Mr. PopeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many registered cases of septic arthritis there have been in the United Kingdom over the last five years broken down by district health authority; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. SackvilleInformation on registrations of this condition are not held centrally. The table shows the estimated number of cases of septic arthritis treated in national health service hospitals in each regional health authority in England for the last five available years. The numbers of treatments are too small to make reliable estimates at district level.
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Septic arthritis—discharges and deaths/hospital episodes 1982 1983 1984 1985 1989–90 Northern 100 90 160 100 96 Yorkshire 90 110 70 110 96 Trent 200 180 160 190 208 East Anglia 60 130 100 30 60 North West Thames 60 40 80 60 64 North East Thames 80 50 30 110 108 South East Thames 130 140 100 90 128 South West Thames 70 80 30 60 88 Wessex 60 80 100 50 100 Oxford 70 40 80 100 64 South Western 90 70 140 80 68 West Midlands 230 280 230 120 224 Mersey 90 90 110 40 64 North Western 80 200 110 130 164 SHAs 0 0 20 10 12 Totals 1,410 1,580 1,520 1,280 1,544 Sources: 1982–85 Hospital In-Patient Enquiry (HIPE).
1989–90 Hospital Episode System (HES).