§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many incidences of Weils disease there were in(a) London and (b) the rest of England in each of the last 10 years.[139675]
§ Yvette CooperThe number of laboratory reports for leptospiral infections caused byLeptospira serovar icterohaemorrhagiae (Weil's Disease) in England and Wales (and separately for London) to the Public Health Laboratory Service's Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre for each of the last 10 years is provided in the table.
Year London England and Wales 1990 0 19 1991 0 8 1992 1 13 1993 12 16 1994 23 21 1995 0 6 1996 0 3 1997 0 12 1998 9 1999 0 23 1One case acquired on River Bann in Northern Ireland by service personnel 2One case acquired on River Wye by service personnel