§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the recorded number of cases of cryptosporidium in each health authority and in Wales as a whole for the last two years for which information is available; and if he will make a statement. [548]
§ Mr. RichardsThe number of cases of cryptosporidium is not available. However, the numbers of finished consultant episodes recorded for Welsh residents by hospitals in Wales, where the condition was the principal diagnosis, are given in the following table:
Area of residence 1992–93 1994–95 Clwyd 4 3 Gwent 0 3 Gwynedd 0 1 Mid Glamorgan 5 5 Powys 1 0 South Glamorgan 2 7 West Glamorgan 0 1 Pembrokeshire 1 3 East Dyfed 1 0 Wales 14 23