§ Mr. HepburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the incidence of tooth decay in children was in(a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) Tyne and Wear and (d) the UK (i) in 1980, (ii) in 1990, (iii) in 2000 and (iv) the latest date for which figures are available. [128894]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe information shown in the table on the average number of decayed, missing and filled teeth in children aged five has been extracted from reports of surveys conducted by the British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry.
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BASCD Survey of the dental caries experience of 5-year-old children (Mean number of decayed, missing or filled teeth Year of study 1985–861 1987–881 1989–901 1991–921 1993–941 Northern Region 1.97 1.60 1.69 1.71 1.99 Gateshead 1.70 1.62 1.09 1.32 2.31 Newcastle — 1.20 1.28 1.37 1.47 North Tyneside 2.11 1.04 1.46 1.35 1.40 South Tyneside 2.23 2.03 1.80 1.87 2.42 Sunderland 2.28 1.64 1.98 1.90 2.13 Northern and Yorkshire Region — — — — — Gateshead and South Tyneside HA — — — — — Newcastle and North Tyneside HA — — — — — Sunderland HA — — — — — Northumberland, Tyne and Wear SHA — — — — — Gateshead PCT — — — — — Newcastle PCT — — — — — North Tyneside PCT — — — — — South Tyneside PCT — — — — — Sunderland Teaching PCT — — — — —
Year of study 1995–962 1997–982 1999–20001,2 2001–021,3 United Kingdom 1.84 1.68 — — Great Britain 1.79 1.64 1.57 — England and Wales 1.68 1.53 1.47 1.52 England 1.63 1.47 1.43 1.47 Northern Region 2.08 — — — Gateshead 1.85 — — — Newcastle 1.52 — — — North Tyneside 1.13 — — — South Tyneside 2.30 — — — Sunderland 2.84 — — — Northern and Yorkshire Region 2.12 1.90 1.80 — Gateshead and South Tyneside HA 2.05 1.32 1.23 — Newcastle and North Tyneside HA 1.35 1.35 1.20 — Sunderland HA 2.84 2.14 1.93 — Northumberland. Tyne and Wear SHA — — — 1.68 Gateshead PCT — — — 1.31 Newcastle PCT — — — 1.60 North Tyneside PCT — — — 1.17 South Tyneside PCT — — — 2.05 Sunderland Teaching PCT — — — 2.05 1The survey was not carried out for Northern Ireland in 1985–86, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1999–2000, or 2001–02. The survey was not not carried out for Scotland in 1985–86 or 2001–02. The Sruvey did not cover all of England in 1985–86. The combined results for England and Wales were not published from 1985–86 to 1993–94.
2 Following the transfer from Family Health Service Authorities (FHSAs) to Health Authorities (HAs) in 1996, the results from the surveys from 1995–96 onwards were published by HA rather than by FHSA.
3 Following the transfer from Health Authorities (HAs) to Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) in 2002, the 2001–02 survey results were published by Strategic Health Authority (SHA) and PCT rather than by region and HA.