§ Dr. Evan HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of RSV requiring hospital admission there have been in the last three years for which figures are available, broken down by age. [41477]
§ Yvette CooperFigures for all admissions to NHS hospitals in England for respiratory diseases with a subsidiary classification of respiratory syncytial virus, are shown in the table.
1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 Age 0–4 523 300 182 5–19 5 2 4 20–64 6 4 6 65 and over 6 4 3 Total 540 310 195 Notes:
These figures do not represent the number of patients as a person may be admitted more than once during the year.
Figures in this table have not been adjusted for shortfalls in data (i.e. they are ungrossed)
Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Department of Health