§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the number of cases notified to her from 1 January 1991 until 31 December 1991 in each health region for(a) food poisoning in general, (b) salmonella, (c) salmonella enteriditis, (d) salmonella enteriditis phase 4, (e) salmonella typhimurium, (f) campylobacter and (g) listeriosis.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe detailed information requested has been placed in the Library.
The data show notification of food poisoning to the Office of Population, Censuses and Surveys and laboratory reports of specific organisms to the Public Health Laboratory Service's communicable disease surveillance centre.
§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the total number of salmonella food poisoning cases, and the number of each of(a) typhimurium, (b) virchow, (c) total enteriditis and (d) PT4 in each year since 1987.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe table shows totals of laboratory reports of all salmonellas and of selected salmonellas made to the Public Health Laboratory Service communicable disease surveillance centre.
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Laboratory reports of salmonellas in faeces England and Wales 1987 to 1991 Salmonella enteriditis Year All1 Salmonella typhimurium Salmonella virchow Total PT4 only 1987 17,551 6,400 1,281 5,784 3,670 1988 23,821 5,566 1,135 13,051 8,964 1989 24,649 6,080 1,507 13,013 9,652 1990 25,351 4,662 1,055 15,664 12,141 19912 22,461 4,429 613 14,301 10,973 1 All salmonellas excluding salmonella typhi, salmonella paratyphi. 2 Provisional data.