HC Deb 19 October 1992 vol 212 cc73-7W
Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of food poisoning have been notified to the OPCS for England and Wales for each year since 1980; if she will provide a total figure and a regional breakdown of the total; and if she will make a statement.

Mr. Sackville

The information is shown in the table.

Notifications of food poisoning which were: (a) formally notified; (b) ascertained by other means; and (c) total for England and Wales (not including port health authorities) and by regional health authority (RHA), 19802
19801
RHA a b c
England and Wales 10,071 n/a 10,071
Wales 438 n/a 438
Northern 504 n/a 504
Yorkshire 1,065 n/a 1,065
Trent 820 n/a 820
East Anglian 279 n/a 279
North West Thames 743 n/a 743
North East Thames 804 n/a 804
South East Thames 622 n/a 622
South West Thames 662 n/a 662
Wessex 373 n/a 373
Oxford 636 n/a 636
South Western 618 n/a 618
West Midlands 1,190 n/a 1,190
Mersey 360 n/a 360
North Western 957 n/a 957
1The number of food poisoning cases 'ascertained by other means' other than formal notification, were first reported to OPCS by local authorities in 1982.
2Provisional.

Notifications of food poisoning which were: (a) formally notified; (b) ascertained by other means; and (c) total for England and Wales (not including port healt authorities) and by regional health authority (RHA), 19812
19811
RHA a b c
England and Wales 9,925 n/a 9,925
Wales 528 n/a 528
Northern 810 n/a 810
Yorkshire 866 n/a 866
Trent 715 n/a 715
East Anglian 217 n/a 217
North West Thames 815 n/a 815
North East Thames 642 n/a 642
South East Thames 596 n/a 596
South West Thames 641 n/a 641
Wessex 481 n/a 481
Oxford 583 n/a 583
South Western 536 n/a 536
West Midlands 982 n/a 982
Mersey 469 n/a 469
North Western 1,044 n/a 1,044
1The number of food poisoning cases 'ascertained by other means' other than formal notification, were first reported to OPCS by local authorities in 1982.
2Provisional.

Notifications of food poisoning which were: (a) formally notified; (b) ascertained by other means; and (c) total for England and Wales (not including port health authorities) and by regional health authority (RHA), 19821
19821
RHA a b c
England and Wales 9,954 4,288 14,242
Wales 598 68 666
Northern 457 154 611
Yorkshire 1,247 471 1,718
Trent 609 308 917
East Anglian 262 104 366
North West Thames 923 281 1,204
North East Thames 912 435 1,347
South East Thames 659 96 755
South West Thames 660 606 1,266
Wessex 457 258 715
Oxford 574 207 781
South Western 428 261 689
West Midlands 875 454 1,329
Mersey 294 164 458
North Western 999 421 1,420
1Provisional.

Notifications of food poisoning which were: (a) formally notified; (b) ascertained by other means; and (c) total for England and Wales (not including port health authorities) authority (RHA), 19831
19831
RHA a b c
England and Wales 12,265 5,461 17,726
Wales 654 51 705
Northern 913 148 1,061
Yorkshire 1,592 463 2,055
Trent 698 375 1,073
East Anglian 374 241 615
North West Thames 1,060 637 1,697
North East Thames 907 427 1,334
South East Thames 894 176 1,070
South West Thames 745 665 1,410
Wessex 726 205 931
Oxford 705 191 896
South Western 634 528 1,162
West Midlands 986 688 1,674
Mersey 445 204 649
North Western 932 462 1,394
2Provisional.

Notifications of food poisoning (a) formally notified; (b) ascertained by other means; and (c) total for England and Wales (not including port health authorities) and by regional health authority ( RHA), 198411
1984
RHA a b c
England and Wales 13,247 7,455 20,702
Wales 830 147 977
Northern 859 437 1,296
Yorkshire 1,664 896 2,560
Trent 893 507 1,400
East Anglian 400 246 646
North West Thames 1,174 728 1,902
North East Thames 1,206 783 1,989
South East Thames 1,024 227 1,251
South West Thames 620 689 1,309
Wessex 692 187 879
Oxford 615 319 934
South Western 812 624 1,436
West Midlands 1,081 861 1,942
Mersey 418 171 589
North Western 959 633 1,592
1Provisional.

Notifications of food poisoning which were: (a) formally notified; (b) ascertained by other means; and (c) total for England and Wales (not including port health authorities) and by regional health authority (RHA). 19851
19851
RHA a b c
England and Wales 13,124 6,091 19,215
Wales 1,167 164 1,331
Northern 747 241 988
Yorkshire 891 409 1,300
Trent 889 401 1,290
East Anglian 375 115 490
North West Thames 1,169 717 1,886
North East Thames 1,174 480 1,654
South East Thames 1,079 260 1,339
South West Thames 920 550 1,470
Wessex 743 339 1,082
Oxford 661 208 869
South Western 700 467 1,167
West Midlands 1,129 793 1,922
Mersey 391 260 651
North Western 1,089 687 1,776
1Provisional.

Notifications of food poisoning which were: (a) formally notified; (b) ascertained by other means; and (c) total for England and Wales (not including port health authorities) and by regional health authority (RHA), 19861
19861
RHA a b c
England and Wales 16,498 7,439 23,937
Wales 1,234 179 1,413
Northern 873 597 1,470
Yorkshire 1,157 704 1,861
Trent 1,177 278 1,455
East Anglian 542 152 694
North West Thames 1,143 712 1,855
North East Thames 1,591 599 2,190
South East Thames 1,253 376 1,629
South West Thames 1,111 605 1,716
Wessex 893 413 1,306
Oxford 952 203 1,155
South Western 1,092 452 1,544
West Midlands 1,368 1,074 2,442
Mersey 533 203 736
North Western 1,579 892 2,471
1Provisional.

Notifications of food poisoning which were: (a) formally notified; (b) ascertained by other means; and (c) total for England and Wales (not including port health authorities) and by regional health authority (RHA). 19871
1987
RHA a b c
England and Wales 20,348 8,929 29,277
Wales 1,300 374 1,674
Northern 1,301 657 1,958
Yorkshire 1,507 1,071 2,578
Trent 1,920 329 2,249
East Anglian 623 255 878
North West Thames 1,534 825 2,359
North East Thames 2,073 583 2,656
South East Thames 1,706 382 2,088
South West Thames 1,376 631 2,007
Wessex 848 690 1,538
Oxford 1,139 257 1,396
South Western 1,171 631 1,802
West Midlands 1,426 1,242 2,668
Mersey 691 168 859
North Western 1,733 834 2,567
1Provisional.

Notifications of food poisoning which were: (a) formally notified; (b) ascertained by other means; and (c) total for England and Wales (not including port health authorities) and by regional health authority (RHA). 19881
1988
RHA a b c
England and Wales 27,819 11,885 39,704
Wales 1,621 329 1,950
Northern 1,688 670 2,358
Yorkshire 2,604 1,723 4,327
Trent 2,763 805 3,568
East Anglian 923 215 1,138
North West Thames 1,856 736 2,592
North East Thames 2,439 582 3,021
South East Thames 2,315 405 2,720
South West Thames 1,848 869 2,717
Wessex 1,085 800 1,885
Oxford 1,472 390 1,862
South Western 1,785 748 2,533
West Midlands 1,798 2,188 3,986
Mersey 1,557 239 1,796
North Western 2,065 1,186 3,251
1Provisional.

Notifications of food poisoning which were: (a) formally notified; (b) ascertained by other means; and (c) total for England and Wales (not including port health authorities) and by regional health authority (RHA). 19891
1989
RHA a b c
England and Wales 38,042 14,450 52,492
Wales 2,477 446 2,923
Northern 2,687 1,214 3,901
Yorkshire 3,582 1,468 5,050
Trent 4,075 805 4,880
East Anglian 1,081 205 1,286
North West Thames 2,205 852 3,057
North East Thames 3,037 734 3,771
South East Thames 2,974 585 3,559
South West Thames 2,314 724 3,038
Wessex 1,614 1,101 2,715
Oxford 1,957 545 2,502
South Western 2,166 1,197 3,363
West Midlands 2,962 2,433 5,395
Mersey 2,431 311 2,742
North Western 2,480 1,830 4,310
1Provisional.

Notifications of food poisoning which were: (a) formally notified; (b) ascertained by other means; and (c) total for England and Wales (not including port health authorities) and by regional health authority (RHA), 19902
19901
RHA a b c
England and Wales 36,945 15,200 52,145
Wales 2,528 495 3,023
Northern 2,881 1,047 3,928
Yorkshire 3,920 1,721 5,641
Trent 3,621 1,247 4,868
East Anglian 1,164 254 1,418
North West Thames 2,507 731 3,238
North East Thames 2,756 775 3,531
South East Thames 2,502 780 3,282
South West Thames 2,160 913 3,073
Wessex 1,568 1,147 2,715
Oxford 2,191 488 2,679
South Western 2,510 1,272 3,782
West Midlands 2,831 2,548 5,379
Mersey 1,670 143 1,813
North Western 2,136 1,639 3,775
1Provisional.

Notifications of food poisoning which were: (a) formally notified; (b) ascertained by other means; and (c) total for England and Wales (not including port health authorities) and by regional health authority (RHA), 19911
19911
RHA a b c
England and Wales 35,289 17,251 52,540
Wales 2,715 670 3,385
Northern 2,427 1,301 3,728
Yorkshire 3,759 1,903 5,662
Trent 3,196 1,468 4,664
East Anglian 956 552 1,508
North West Thames 2,516 761 3,277
North East Thames 2,550 752 3,302
South East Thames 2,637 638 3,275
South West Thames 2,130 1,262 3,392
Wessex 1,522 1,367 2,889
Oxford 1,823 510 2,333
South Western 2,102 1,377 3,479
West Midlands 3,224 2,285 5,509
Mersey 1,418 187 1,605
North Western 2,314 2,218 4,532
1Provisional.

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