HC Deb 27 January 1997 vol 289 cc65-7W
Mr. Donohoe

To 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-Hamilton

The 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

Notifications of Food Poisoning1,2rate 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. Donohoe

To 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-Hamilton

The 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.

Notifications of Food Poisoning1,2rate 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.

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