To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give the number of reported cases of food poisoning per 1,000 of the population for each district in Wales with the comparable figures for 1988.
[holding answer 30 November 1989]: Available data on recent food poisoning notifications are shown in the following table:
[holding answer 30 November 1989] :Available data on food poisoning notifications on a four-weekly basis are shown in the tables:
Notfications of food poisoning 1 : for each of the thirteen 4-week periods 1988 and 1989
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County Districts
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| 3
| 4
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| 6
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| 9
| 10
| 11
| 12 2
| 13 2
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| Alyn and Deeside | 1988 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1989 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 92 | 19 | 9 | 6 | — | — | |
| Colwyn | 1988 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 2 |
| 1989 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 9 | — | — | |
| Dclyn | 1988 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 1989 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 181 | 32 | 11 | 13 | — | — | |
| Glyndwr | 1988 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 7 | — | — | |
| Rhuddlan | 1988 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 7 | — | — | |
| Wrexham Maelor | 1988 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 2 |
| 1989 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 17 | 38 | 21 | 20 | 16 | — | — | |
| Carmarthen | 1988 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 5 |
| 1989 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | — | |
| Ceredigion | 1988 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 1989 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | — | |
| Dinefwr | 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Llanelli | 1988 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | — | — | |
| Preseli Pembrokeshire | 1988 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 9 |
| 1989 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | — | — | |
| South Pembrokeshire | 1988 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | |
| Blaenau Gwent | 1988 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Islwyn | 1988 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |
| Monmouth | 1988 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 1989 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | |
| Newport | 1988 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 1989 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — | |
| Torfaen | 1988 | I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |
| Aberconwy | 1988 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | |
| Arfon | 1988 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | |
| Dwyfor | 1988 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |
| Meirionnydd | 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | |
| Ynys Mon | 1988 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| (Isle of Anglesey) | 1989 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — |
| Cynon Valley | 1988 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |
| Ogwr | 1988 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | |
| Rhondda | 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | |
| Rhymney Valley | 1988 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 6 | 7 | — | — | |
| Taff-Ely | 1988 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Brecknock | 1988 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1989 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Montgomeryshire | 1988 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |
| Radnorshire | 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notfications of food poisoning 1 : for each of the thirteen 4-week periods 1988 and 1989
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County Districts
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| 2
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 6
| 7
| 8
| 9
| 10
| 11
| 12 2
| 13 2
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| 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Cardiff | 1988 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 26 | 66 | 54 | 29 | 18 | 10 |
| 1989 | 23 | 43 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 66 | 89 | 43 | 46 | — | — | |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 1988 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 1989 | 7 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 4 | 16 | — | — | |
| Port Talbot | 1988 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | |
| Lliw Valley | 1988 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 5 | — | — | |
| Neath | 1988 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | — | — | |
| Swansea | 1988 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 17 | 40 | 19 | 30 | 31 | 16 | 10 |
| 1989 | 18 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 19 | 37 | 35 | 55 | 34 | 22 | 21 | — | — | |
1 Notifications formally made and cases ascertained by other means. | ||||||||||||||
2 Data for the last two 4-week periods of 1989 not yet available. | ||||||||||||||
Source: OPCS Weekly Return (WR Series). Figures are provisional.