§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many cases of food poisoning have been reported in Scotland to date in 1997. [17659]
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 27 February 1997]: By the week ending 15 February 1997, there had been 902 notifications of food poisoning to the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service.
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§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total number of reported cases of salmonellosis in Scotland in each year since 1979; and what is the latest available figure for 1997. [17660]
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 27 February 1997]:The following table shows total numbers of Salmonella infections—human laboratory isolates—reported to the Scottish centre for infection and environmental health over the period requested.
Year Total 1979 1,483 1980 1,577 1981 2,526 1982 2,621 1983 2,288 1984 2,221 1985 1,690 1986 2,015 1987 2,286 1988 2,580 1989 2,578 1990 2,442 1991 2,330 1992 2,992 1993 2,919 1994 2,969 1995 3,106 1996 3,266 1997 1313 1 To 21 February 1997.