§ Mr. Simon HughesTo 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. SackvilleThe 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.