asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what steps are being taken to discover the continuing high incidence of bacterial and viral meningitis in certain localities; and if he will make a statement.
I shall let my hon. Friend have a reply as soon as possible.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many cases of meningitis have been reported in England in each year since 1970; how many were in (i) county of Avon, (ii) county of Gloucester, (iii) Frenchay health authority, (iv) Bristol and Weston district health authority and (v) Bath and West Wiltshire health authority.
Notifications of meningitis are made in respect of local authority areas, not district health authorities. The table shows the readily available information on the number of notifications of acute meningitis, and, of these, the numbers specified as meningococcal meningitis, from 1970 to 1986.
Meningitis notifications in Avon and Gloucestershire 1970–1886
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Avon
| Gloucestershire
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Year
| Acute Meningitis
| of which Meningo-coccal
| Acute Meningitis
| of which Meningo-coccal
|
| 1970 | — | — | 24 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 19 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 14 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 16 | — |
| 1974 | 20 | — | 9 | — |
| 1975 | 24 | — | 17 | — |
| 1976 | 14 | — | 8 | — |
| 1977 | 19 | — | 7 | — |
| 1978 | 13 | — | 14 | — |
| 1979 | 23 | — | 9 | — |
| 1980 | 17 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 12 | — | 7 | — |
| 1982 | 11 | — | 10 | — |
| 1983 | 9 | — | 25 | — |
| 1984 | 17 | — | 16 | — |
| 1985 | 50 | 8 | 21 | 9 |
1 1986 | 59 | 22 | 28 | 17 |
1 Provisional | ||||
| — = not available | ||||
Meningitis notification in England 1970–1986
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England
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Year
| Acute Meningitis
| of which Meningococcal
|
| 1970 | 1,264 | 497 |
| 1971 | 1,775 | 564 |
| 1972 | 1,466 | 587 |
| 1973 | 1,878 | 899 |
| 1974 | 1,985 | 1,105 |
| 1975 | 2,426 | 764 |
| 1976 | 1,737 | 639 |
| 1977 | 1,227 | 450 |
| 1978 | 1,577 | 464 |
| 1979 | 1,304 | 487 |
| 1980 | 1,643 | 467 |
| 1981 | 1,309 | 423 |
| 1982 | 1,198 | 387 |
| 1983 | 1,155 | 396 |
| 1984 | 1,152 | 367 |
| 1985 | 1,447 | 510 |
| 19861 | 2,001 | 806 |
1 Provisional | ||
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what facilities have been provided for the treatment of meningitis in the county of Gloucester;(2) what facilities have been provided for the treatment of meningitis in the Frenchay health authority;(3) what facilities have been provided for the treatment of meningitis in the Bristol and Weston district health authority;(4) what facilities have been provided for the treatment of meningitis in the county of Avon.
Facilities for the treatment of meningitis are available at all the principal general hospitals in these areas.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many cases of meningitis recorded in England have resulted in death in each year since 1970; how many were in (i) county of Avon, (ii) county of Gloucester, (iii) Frenchay health authority, (iv) Bristol and Weston district health authority and (v) Bath and West Wiltshire health authority;(2) what progress has been made in the use of the anti-meningitis vaccine at present being manufactured.
I shall let my hon. Friend have a reply as soon as possible.