§ Mr. EtheringtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the cost to the national health service in 1995 of providing hospital treatment to patients suffering from food poisoning resulting from(a) salmonella, (b) campylobacter, (c) listeria, (d) E. coli 0157 and (e) other causes; and if he will make a statement. [9140]
§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many E. coli 0157 outbreaks there were in each year since 1990. [9437]
§ Mr. HoramThe information is as follows:
E. Coli 0157 outbreaks in England and Wales Year Number of outbreaks 1990 2 1991 5 1992 5 1993 8 1994 5 19951 11 19961 10 Source:
Public health laboratory service.
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§ Mr. PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have died from food poisoning in each year since 1990; and, in each case, what was the source of the infection. [9711]
§ Mr. HoramInformation on the number of people who have died from food poisoning is provided in the following table:
Deaths from food poisoning for England and Wales Year Number of outbreaks 1990 94 1991 82 1992 118 1993 109 1994 154 1995 203 Notes:
1. The data for 1990–92 represent registrations during the year.
2. The data for 1993 onwards represent occurrences during the year.
3. The introduction of a national case definition for food poisoning in 1992 may also have had the effect of increasing the range of infectious intestinal disease reported as food poisoning.
Information on the source of the infection for each case is not available.
Source:
Office for National Statistics—analysis of causes of death on death certificates.