§ Mrs. Helen JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many instances of cholera in the United Kingdom by region, have been reported in each year since 1988.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information requested is given in the table.
The data provided are for England and Wales only. The information relating to Scotland and Northern Ireland are matters for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland and my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
Number of cholera cases notified for England and Wales by Regional Health Authority, 1988–91 1988 1989 1990 1991 England and Wales 17 13 19 22 Wales 1 — — — Northern — — — — Yorkshire — — — 2 Trent 1 2 3 3 East Anglia — — 1 2 North West Thames — — — 1 North East Thames 3 1 1 — South East Thames — 1 2 4 South West Thames 3 3 3 3 Wessex — 3 — 1 Oxford 3 1 2 2 South Western 2 — 1 1 West Midlands 2 — 2 — Mersey — 2 1 2 North Western 2 — 3 1