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52.
Dr. Michael Clark
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of tuberculosis were reported in the last year for which figures are available; and what were the comparable figures for the previous five and 10 years.
Mr. Freeman
The information is shown in the table:
| Notifications of tuberculosis in England and Wales for the years 1988, 1983 and 1978 | |
| Year | Notifications |
| 1988 | 5,164 |
| 1983 | 6,803 |
| 1978 | 9,688 |