Food Poisoning (Hansard, 14 December 1998)

§ Mr. Charles Kennedy
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a monthly breakdown of the outbreaks of food poisoning in each of the last five years. [63331]

§ Mr. Galbraith
Information about numbers of outbreaks is not collected centrally. The tables show the numbers of notified cases of food poisoning by four-week period.

Notifications of food poisoning ¹. Four-weekly totals, 1993–98

Week ending Total

1993

1–22 January 349

29 January-19 February 383

26 February-19 March 369

26 March-16 April 312

23 April-14 May 396

21 May-11 June 657

18 June-9 July 816

16 July-6 August 917

13 August-3 September 837

10 September-1 October 760

8–29 October 569

5–26 November 413

3–31 December ²379

1994

7–28 January 361

4–25 February 377

4–25 March 386

1–22 April 385

29 April-20 May 607

27 May-17 June 888

24 June-15 July 772

22 July-12 August 1,005

19 August-9 September 935

16 September-7 October 823

14 October-4 November 685

11 November-2 December 574

9–30 December 449

1995

6–27 January 457

3–24 February 436

3–24 March 512

31 March-21 April 418

28 April-19 May 623

26 May-16 June 854

23 June-14 July 923

21 July-11 August 1,078

18 August-8 September 1,069

15 September-6 October 905

13 October-3 November 805

10 November-1 December 634

8–29 December 529

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Notifications of food poisoning¹. Four-weekly totals, 1993-98

Week ending Total

1996

5–26 January 547

2–23 February 578

1–22 March 528

29 March-19 April 625

26 April-17 May 670

24 May-14 June 895

21 June-12 July 890

19 July-9 August 1,032

16 August-6 September 1,007

13 September-4 October 867

11 October-1 November 763

8–29 November 896

6–27 December 808

1997

3–24 January 473

31 January-21 February 582

28 February-21 March 652

28 March-18 April 644

25 April-16 May 736

23 May-13 June 1,129

20 June-11 July 1,095

18 July-8 August 979

15 August-5 September 1,109

12 September-3 October 871

10–31 October 715

7–28 November 673

5–26 December 491

1998

2–23 January 516

30 January-20 February 515

27 February-20 March 446

27 March-17 April 442

24 April-15 May 654

22 May-12 June 1,066

19 June-10 July 985

17 July-7 August 909

14 August-4 September 1,016

11 September-2 October 756

9–30 October 733

6–27 November 619

¹ Annual totals are revised to take account of laboratory test results confirming that illness was or was not due to food poisoning. These monthly figures have not been adjusted in that way and are therefore provisional.

² Comprises totals for a five-week period.

§ Mr. Charles Kennedy
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many outbreaks of food poisoning there were in each county in each of the last five years. [63518]

§ Mr. Galbraith
Information about numbers of outbreaks is not collected centrally. Nor is information about numbers of cases of food poisoning collected by county. The following table shows the numbers of notified cases of food poisoning by Health Board area.

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 ¹1998

Scotland 7,170 8,291 9,297 10,234 10,144 8,622

Argyll and Clyde 326 566 634 736 696 668

Ayrshire and Arran 411 385 446 393 431 377

Borders 175 236 238 284 358 154

Dumfries and Galloway 313 338 343 303 288 268

Fife 549 560 634 579 652 503

Forth Valley 365 491 411 529 610 548

Grampian 1,150 1,103 1,771 1,585 1,448 1,245

Greater Glasgow 732 1,174 1,293 1,367 1,493 1,491

Highland 342 329 328 364 425 334

Lanarkshire 742 862 952 1,376 1,103 960

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1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 ¹1998

Lothian 1,394 1,531 1,630 1,984 1,814 1,519

Orkney 29 8 15 23 13 11

Shetland 46 45 25 57 74 39

Tayside 570 627 548 608 690 471

Western Isles 26 36 29 46 49 34

¹ Provisional notifications, subject to revision

Notifications of food poisoning ¹. Four-weekly totals, 1993–98
Week ending	Total
1993
1–22 January	349
29 January-19 February	383
26 February-19 March	369
26 March-16 April	312
23 April-14 May	396
21 May-11 June	657
18 June-9 July	816
16 July-6 August	917
13 August-3 September	837
10 September-1 October	760
8–29 October	569
5–26 November	413
3–31 December	²379
1994
7–28 January	361
4–25 February	377
4–25 March	386
1–22 April	385
29 April-20 May	607
27 May-17 June	888
24 June-15 July	772
22 July-12 August	1,005
19 August-9 September	935
16 September-7 October	823
14 October-4 November	685
11 November-2 December	574
9–30 December	449
1995
6–27 January	457
3–24 February	436
3–24 March	512
31 March-21 April	418
28 April-19 May	623
26 May-16 June	854
23 June-14 July	923
21 July-11 August	1,078
18 August-8 September	1,069
15 September-6 October	905
13 October-3 November	805
10 November-1 December	634
8–29 December	529

Notifications of food poisoning¹. Four-weekly totals, 1993-98
Week ending	Total
1996
5–26 January	547
2–23 February	578
1–22 March	528
29 March-19 April	625
26 April-17 May	670
24 May-14 June	895
21 June-12 July	890
19 July-9 August	1,032
16 August-6 September	1,007
13 September-4 October	867
11 October-1 November	763
8–29 November	896
6–27 December	808
1997
3–24 January	473
31 January-21 February	582
28 February-21 March	652
28 March-18 April	644
25 April-16 May	736
23 May-13 June	1,129
20 June-11 July	1,095
18 July-8 August	979
15 August-5 September	1,109
12 September-3 October	871
10–31 October	715
7–28 November	673
5–26 December	491
1998
2–23 January	516
30 January-20 February	515
27 February-20 March	446
27 March-17 April	442
24 April-15 May	654
22 May-12 June	1,066
19 June-10 July	985
17 July-7 August	909
14 August-4 September	1,016
11 September-2 October	756
9–30 October	733
6–27 November	619
¹ Annual totals are revised to take account of laboratory test results confirming that illness was or was not due to food poisoning. These monthly figures have not been adjusted in that way and are therefore provisional.
² Comprises totals for a five-week period.