§ Mrs. Helen JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many instances of dysentery have been reported by region in the United Kingdom 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.
Notifications of Dysentery for England and Wales by Regional Health Authority, 1988–1991. 1988 1989 1990 1991 England and Wales 3,692 3,277 2,756 9,935 Wales 91 115 235 972 Northern 50 30 48 606 Yorkshire 572 628 519 3,466 Trent 272 314 145 718 East Anglia 54 159 47 39 North West Thames 360 297 297 284 North East Thames 165 157 209 162 South East Thames 163 146 131 179 South West Thames 399 281 177 214 Wessex 112 66 85 90 Oxford 198 226 171 147 South Western 130 153 188 504 West Midlands 724 370 198 711 Mersey 74 60 35 123 North Western 328 275 271 1,720