HC Deb 04 March 1996 vol 273 cc66-7W
Mrs. Helen Jackson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of toxic shock syndrome from women's use of tampons have been reported to the Medical Officer of Health in each of the last five years. [18562]

Mr. Horam

The following information has been collected by the central public health laboratory.

Number of cases of menstrually-associated toxic shock syndrome in:

  • 1990: 15
  • 1991: 14
  • 1992: 11
  • 1993: 12
  • 1994: 8

The figures for 1995 are not yet available.

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