HC Deb 22 February 1993 vol 219 cc473-4W
Mrs. Helen Jackson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many instances of hepatitis A and B have been reported, by region, in the United Kingdom in each year since 1988.

Mr. Sackville

The 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 Hepatitis (all forms) for England and Wales by Regional Health Authority, 1988–1991.
1988 1989 1990 1991
England and Wales 5,062 7,071 9,005 7,917
Wales 194 129 257 260
Northern 383 569 1,232 1,343
Yorkshire 572 1,269 1,585 1,923
Trent 359 474 487 301
East Anglia 125 191 133 124

1988 1989 1990 1991
North West Thames 370 410 303 222
North East Thames 298 321 427 409
South East Thames 263 322 937 645
South West Thames 190 224 242 119
Wessex 249 201 174 94
Oxford 210 487 712 564
South Western 296 191 399 146
West Midlands 325 488 570 484
Mersey 117 151 503 479
North Western 1,111 1,644 1,044 804