§ Mr. MealeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have(a) died and (b) undergone surgery from hydatidosis in the years 1989, 1990 and 1991; and what was the estimated cost to the national health service of hydatidosis for each of these years.
§ Mr. DorrellNotifications to the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys giving hydatid disease as the cause of death were as follows:
Number 1989 3 1990 5 19911 3 1 To September. The number of instances of surgery for hydatid disease is not available, as it is not possible to disaggregate the cost of this treatment from other surgical procedures.