§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is her latest information about the current incidence of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; and what information she has as to the ages of persons so suffering.
§ Mr. SackvilleFigures for the total number of definite and probable cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease are produced on a yearly basis by Dr. R. G. Will, consultant neurologist at the national CJD surveillance unit, Edinburgh. His reports are available in the Library.
Forty-eight definite and probable cases of CJD were identified by the surveillance unit between 1 May 1992 and 30 April 1993. Their ages range from 30 to 86.