§ Lord Marlesfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish in the Official Report a table showing the number of confirmed cases of BSE by month and year of clinical onset from the date that such data was first collected.
Lord LucasThe following table shows the distribution as at 3rd May of confirmed cases by month and year of clinical onset since July 1986: 51WA
Distribution of confirmed cases by month and year of clinical onset—as at 3rd May 1996 Date Cases Date Cases Date Cases Date Cases — — January 1989 525 January 1992 3,433 January 1995 1,529 — — February 1989 542 February 1992 3,104 February 1995 1,283 — — March 1989 532 March 1992 3,145 March 1995 1,344 — — April 1989 505 April 1992 2,663 April 1995 1,112 — — May 1989 514 May 1992 2,464 May 1995 1,001 — — June 1989 515 June 1992 2,694 June 1995 1,045 July 1986 1 July 1989 584 July 1992 2,925 July 1995 1,053 August 1986 1 August 1989 708 August 1992 3,242 August 1995 1,060 September 1986 3 September 1989 694 September 1992 3,132 September 1995 970 October 1986 3 October 1989 748 October 1992 3,365 October 1995 1,009 November 1986 3 November 1989 788 November 1992 3,252 November 1995 933 December 1986 1 December 1989 972 December 1992 3,505 December 1995 878 January 1987 5 January 1990 1,180 January 1993 3,499 — — February 1987 5 February 1990 1,251 February 1993 3,094 — — March 1987 8 March 1990 1,131 March 1993 3,099 — — April 1987 15 April 1990 1,001 April 1993 2,641 — — May 1987 14 May 1990 998 May 1993 2,394 — — June 1987 29 June 1990 974 June 1993 2,418 — — July 1987 40 July 1990 1,071 July 1993 2,701 — — August 1987 35 August 1990 1,174 August 1993 2,751 — — September 1987 75 September 1990 1,258 September 1993 2,768 — — October 1987 71 October 1990 1,258 October 1993 2,837 — — November 1987 66 November 1990 1,371 November 1993 2,575 — — December 1987 98 December 1990 1,704 December 1993 2,796 — — January 1988 132 January 1991 1,706 January 1994 2,713 — — February 1988 94 February 1991 1,659 February 1994 2,180 — — March 1988 107 March 1991 1,882 March 1994 2,254 — — April 1988 142 April 1991 1,791 April 1994 1,987 — — May 1988 165 May 1991 1,609 May 1994 1,778 — — June 1988 253 June 1991 1,602 June 1994 1,675 — — July 1988 259 July 1991 1,870 July 1994 1,746 — — August 1988 280 August 1991 2,414 August 1994 1,734 — — September 1988 354 September 1991 2,628 September 1994 1,592 — — October 1988 370 October 1991 2,579 October 1994 1,704 — — November 1988 422 November 1991 2,772 November 1994 1,642 — — December 1988 494 December 1991 3,132 December 1994 1,700 — — Notes:
Table excludes cases where the date of clinical onset was not provided.
1995 figures are preliminary as cases are still being reported with a clinical onset in 1995.