§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many cases of Alzheimer's disease were recorded in Wales in (i) 1991, (ii) 1992, (iii) 1993, (iv) 1994 and (v) 1995. [10677]
§ Mr. RichardsThe number of cases of Alzheimer's disease is not collected centrally. For each year, the number of in-patient or day case finished consultant episodes at NHS hospitals in Wales, where Alzheimer's disease was recorded as the principle diagnosis, is given in the following table. Complete data for 1995 are not yet available.
- 1991: 1991
- 1992: 189
- 1993: 126
- 1994: 133
1Includes three months of data, based on discharges and deaths, collected by the hospital activity analysis.