§ Lord Skelmersdaleasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many cases of human tuberculosis were reported in each of the past seven years for which they have figures. [HL4419]
§ Baroness AndrewsNotifications of tuberculosis are made to the Health Protection Agency. The number of notifications reported in England and Wales for the last seven years are as follows:
1 Provisional figure.
- 1996: 5,654
- 1997: 5,859
- 1998: 6.087
- 1999: 6,143
- 2000: 6,572
- 2001: 6,714
- 20021: 6,891
§ Lord Skelmersdaleasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many cases of human tuberculosis there were in North-West and South-West regions of England for each of the last seven years for which they have figures. [HL4420]
§ Baroness AndrewsNotifications of tuberculosis are made to the Health Protection Agency. The number of notifications reported in the North-West and South-West regions for the last seven years are as follows:
Year North- West South- West 1996 581 201 1997 615 212 1998 674 213 1999 693 209 2000 651 226 2001 661 198 20021 650 248 1 Provisional figure.