§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many(a) upper limb and (b) lower limb defects occurred in children born within each district health authority in the Trent regional health authority by year for the last four years;
(2) if she will make a statement on the incidence of upper limb defects in Trent regional health authority and Doncaster health authority areas.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information is shown in the tables.
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Number of children born wih upper limb defects* (ICD 755.2) in each district health authority in the Trent Regional Health Authority 1989–1992 District Health Authority 1989 1990 1991 1992 North Derbyshire 0 0 0 0 South Derbyshire 3 0 0 0 Leicestershire 1 1 1 1 North Lincolnshire 0 2 2 0 South Lincolnshire 1 0 2 1 Bassetlaw 0 1 0 — Central Nottinghamshire 3 0 0 — Nottingham 3 1 3 4 Barnsley 0 1 3 0 Doncaster 0 1 2 1 Rotherham 0 0 1 0 Sheffield 1 1 5 4 North Nottinghamshire — — — 2
Number of children born with lower limb defects1 (ICD 755.3) in each district health authority in the Trent Regional Health Authority 1989–1992 District Health Authority 1989 1990 1991 1992 North Derbyshire 0 0 0 1 South Derbyshire 1 0 0 0 Leicestershire 0 0 1 1 North Lincolnshire 0 0 0 0 South Lincolnshire 1 0 0 1 Bassetlaw 0 1 1 — Central Nottinghamshire 1 0 0 — Nottingham 1 0 0 1 Barnsley 1 1 1 0 Doncaster 0 1 1 0 Rotherham 0 0 0 1 Sheffield 1 0 1 1 North Nottinghamshire — — — 0 Note:
In 1992 North Nottinghamshire was created from a merger between Bassetlaw and Central Nottinghamshire.
1International Classification of Diseases 9th revision.
I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave the hon. Member for Hartlepool (Mr. Mandelson) on 1 March, Official Report, c. 678, for details on investigations on babies born with limb defects. For information on Trent regional health authority, I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 14 March, Official Report, c. 536.