§ David HamiltonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people suffered from group C meningitis and septicaemia in each year since 1997 in each health region. [31333]
§ Yvette CooperThe number of laboratory confirmed cases of Group C meningococcal disease between 1997 and 2001 are shown in the table.
Region 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 1 Eastern 47 54 61 70 25 London 99 91 127 132 57 North-west 146 143 204 109 46 Northern and Yorkshire 115 133 153 79 36 South-east 105 100 116 102 39 South-west 77 59 60 41 26 Trent 104 109 110 69 51 West midlands 69 77 79 74 19 England total 762 766 910 676 299 1 2001 data are highly provisional