§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many cases of(a) viral hepatitis and (b) dysentery have been reported in each health authority in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. StewartThe numbers of cases of viral hepatitis and bacillary dysentery, notified by health board area since 1988, are set out in the tables.
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1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Fife 8 16 5 111 439 Forth Valley 6 13 76 51 52 Grampian 18 11 11 16 387 Greater Glasgow 32 31 50 778 702 Highland 3 5 2 11 14 Lanarkshire 27 21 15 115 241 Lothian 47 34 37 266 753 Orkney — — 1 — 1 Shetland 1 1 — — — Tayside 18 2 16 32 489 Western Isles — 1 — — —
Table 2: Notifications of Viral Hepatitis 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Scotland 848 831 546 556 319 Argyll and Clyde 14 23 20 13 13 Ayrshire and Arran 35 26 60 100 34 Borders 9 2 2 21 4 Dumfries and Galloway 11 — 4 — 24 Fife 39 17 26 9 21 Forth Valley 18 11 5 7 7 Grampian 31 46 51 55 21 Greater Glasgow 135 142 175 224 99 Highland 14 18 10 17 5 Lanarkshire 26 16 28 12 10 Lothian 448 364 78 75 69 Orkney — — 1 1 — Shetland — — — — — Tayside 68 166 86 19 12 Western Isles — — — 3 —