Tuberculosis (Hansard, 20 January 1993)

HC Deb 20 January 1993 vol 217 c274W 274W

§ Mr. Ron Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what information he has concerning the incidence of TB in humans, by county in Wales for each of the last five years.

§ Mr. Gwilym Jones
The number of notifications of incidents of tuberculosis made to the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys for each of the last five years are shown in the following table.

Notifications of tuberculosis

1987 1988 1989 1990 ¹ 1991

Clwyd 22 19 16 28 30

Dyfed 28 21 20 32 31

Gwent 44 25 33 20 20

Gwynedd 21 33 23 26 6

Mid Glamorgan 45 37 49 22 21

Powys 4 1 3 3 0

South Glamorgan 44 37 37 36 45

West Glamorgan 24 28 28 27 13

¹ Provisional.

Source: OPCS.

Notifications of tuberculosis
	1987	1988	1989	1990	¹ 1991
Clwyd	22	19	16	28	30
Dyfed	28	21	20	32	31
Gwent	44	25	33	20	20
Gwynedd	21	33	23	26	6
Mid Glamorgan	45	37	49	22	21
Powys	4	1	3	3	0
South Glamorgan	44	37	37	36	45
West Glamorgan	24	28	28	27	13
¹ Provisional.