Dr. Desmond TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the incidence of(a) multiple sclerosis, (b) motor neurone disease and (c) Alzheimer's disease from 1968 to the present year, broken down by five year intervals. [40862]
§ Mr. BoatengThis information is not collected in the form requested. However, the information available on the prevalence rates per 10,000 person years at risk are as follows:
1981–82 1991–92 Multiple sclerosis 8 7 Motor neurone disease n/a 0.6 Alzheimer's disease n/a 1.2 Information from "Morbidity Statistics from General Practice 1991–1992" gives the following figures:
Incidence rates per 10,000 person years at risk Incidence rates Multiple sclerosis 0.5 Motor neurone disease 0.1 Alzheimer's disease 0.3