HC Deb 16 March 1998 vol 308 cc454-5W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many TB cases there were in Wales in each year since 1990; and if he will make a statement. [33536]

Mr. Win Griffiths

The information is given in the following table.

Notifications of TB in wales
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Respiratory system 163 136 173 145 151 142 123 151
Meninges & Central — — — — — — — —
Nervous System 4 3 3 2 1 — 3 1
Other forms 27 27 25 52 29 38 35 51
Total 194 166 201 199 181 180 161 203

Source:

Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre