Mr. HinchcliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of(a) cholera, (b) typhoid fever, (c) paratyphoid fever, (d) dysentery, (e) food poisoning and (f) diphtheria, were notified in 1993 and 1994. [38536]
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information is shown in the table:
Cases reported in England and Wales 1993 1994 (provisional) Cholera 23 30 Typhoid fever 175 236 Paratyphoid fever 93 134 Dysentery 6,841 6,961 Food poisoning (total) 68,587 82,587 Diphtheria 6 9 Notification of infectious diseases are published annually in the MB2 Series (Communicable Disease Statistics), copies of which are available in the Library. The latest available publication is Series MB2 No. 20 (1993).