§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will indicate for each health board area in Scotland in 1996(a) the number of cases of food poisoning and (b) the population resident in the health board areas. [12142]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information is in the tables. The first table indicates notifications of cases of food poisoning to the Common Services Agency for the Scottish health service.
Notifications of food poisoning1, by health board area; year ending 31 December 1996 Number Argyll and Clyde 742 Ayrshire and Arran 401 Borders 286 Dumfries and Galloway 300 66W
Notifications of Food Poisoning1,2—rate per 100,000 population: by health board area: years ending 31 December 1986–1996 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Argyll and Clyde 98 72 90 103 87 49 38 75 131 146 171 Ayrshire and Arran 44 68 32 48 75 60 92 109 102 118 106 Borders 66 71 129 138 180 219 195 166 223 224 269 Dumfries and Galloway 202 214 176 198 169 127 158 212 229 232 203 Fife 77 81 164 151 158 168 151 156 159 180 188 Forth Valley 75 98 118 110 123 133 177 134 180 150 190 Grampian 133 157 180 213 259 230 310 218 207 332 292 Greater Glasgow 61 58 71 68 81 84 109 80 128 142 151 Highland 82 96 103 170 181 138 164 165 159 157 178 Lanarkshire 50 69 87 93 101 99 140 132 154 170 213 Lothian 162 167 167 158 158 161 206 185 202 213 259
Notifications of food poisoning1, by health board area; year ending 31 December 1996 Number Fife 661 Forth Valley 520 Grampian 1,558 Greater Glasgow 1,378 Highland 370 Lanarkshire 1,194 Lothian 1,981 Orkney 32 Shetland 60 Tayside 600 Western Isles 43 Scotland 10,126 1 Provisional notifications, subject to amendment where a revised diagnosis is subsequently received.
Estimated population resident in health board areas; as at 30th June 19951 Number Argyll and Clyde 432,800 Ayrshire and Arran 377,200 Borders 106,200 Dumfries and Galloway 147,900 Fife 351,600 Forth Valley 273,900 Grampian 532,800 Greater Glasgow 912,500 Highland 208,300 Lanarkshire 561,200 Lothian 764,600 Orkney 19,870 Shetland 23,090 Tayside 395,600 Western Isles 29,040 Scotland 5,136,600 1 Source: General Registers' Office (Scotland).
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer of 6 December 1996,Official Report, column 798, if he will indicate for each health board area in Scotland for each year from 1986 to 1996 the incidence of food poisoning relative to population. [12143]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information in the table shows the rate of food poisoning notifications per 100,000 population by health board over the period. Notifications reflect the health board area of treatment rather than of residence.
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Notifications of Food Poisoning1,2—rate per 100,000 population3; by health board area; years ending 31 December 1986–1996 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Orkney 0 5 0 10 5 0 91 147 40 75 161 Shetland 67 107 121 122 89 80 168 201 197 108 260 Tayside 73 88 100 115 131 119 136 144 159 139 152 Western Isles 68 30 36 90 181 75 95 88 123 100 148 Scotland 91 99 113 121 132 124 154 140 162 181 197 Notes: 1 For 1986–1995 confirmed notifications, adjusted for cases where a revised diagnosis is subsequent received. For 1996 provisional notifications, subject to amendment where a revised diagnosis is subsequently received. 2 Campylobacters included from 1990 onwards. 3 Rate based on estimated population resident in health board areas, as at 30 June each year. 1996 rates based on 30 June 1995 population, the latest available. Source: Common Services Agency.