§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many lactose-intolerant children between the ages of(a) 0 to 5, (b) 5 to 11 and (c) 11 to 18 there were in each of the last 15 years. [72656]
§ Jacqui SmithData from the Department's Hospital Episode Statistics show the number of children between the ages 0–5, 6–11 and 12–18 years admitted for lactose intolerance in National Health Service Hospitals in England during the period 1989–90 to 2000–01 is shown in the table. Data from 1986 to 1988 are not available.
Table 1. Number of children between the ages 0–5,6–11 and 12–18 years admitted for lactose intolerance in NHS Hospitals in England during the period 1989–90 to 2000–01 Age of children (years) Year 0–5 6–11 12–18 1989–90 184 13 12 1990–91 235 11 4 1991–92 213 15 6 1992–93 188 22 10 1993–94 163 23 9 1994–95 140 15 8 1995–96 113 14 7 1996–97 123 13 8 1997–98 113 7 6 1998–99 123 18 5 1999–2000 124 11 8 2000–01 88 13 4 Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Department of Health