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Mr. Ashley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research is being carried out into chronic arachnoiditis; whether he has considered making it a notifiable condition; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Dorrell
The main agency through which the Government support biomedical and clinical research in the United Kingdom is the Medical Research Council (M RC) which receives its grant in aid from the Department of Education and Science. The Medical Research Council is not currently supporting any research specifically into chronic arachnoiditis. The Department has not considered making chronic arachnoiditis a notifiable condition.
| Number of abortions over 12 weeks gestation performed on women resident in the South East Thames Regional Health Authority 1985 | |||||
| Place of usual residence | Age of woman | ||||
| Under 20 | 20–24 | 25–34 | Over 34 | Total | |
| South East Thames Regional Health Authority | 562 | 582 | 386 | 118 | 1,648 |
| Brighton District Health Authority | 46 | 46 | 38 | 9 | 139 |
| Eastbourne District Health Authority | 26 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 82 |
| Hastings District Health Authority | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 54 |
| South East Kent District Health Authority | 43 | 32 | 30 | 14 | 119 |
| Canterbury and Thanet District Health Authority | 34 | 31 | 23 | 9 | 97 |
| Dartford and Gravesham District Health Authority | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 64 |
| Maidstone District Health Authority | 17 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 42 |
| Medway District Health Authority | 40 | 33 | 26 | 4 | 103 |
| Tunbridge Wells District Health Authority | 28 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 75 |
| Bexley District Health Authority | 31 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 73 |
| Greenwich District Health Authority | 40 | 31 | 28 | 8 | 107 |
| Bromley District Health Authority | 41 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 104 |
| West Lambeth District Health Authority | 43 | 55 | 31 | 9 | 138 |
| Camberwell District Health Authority | 62 | 126 | 74 | 12 | 274 |
| Lewisham and North Southwark District Health Authority | 53 | 79 | 34 | 11 | 177 |
| Number of abortions over 12 weeks gestation performed on women resident in the South East Thames Regional Health Authority 1986 | |||||
| Place of usual residence | Age of woman | ||||
| Under 20 | 20–24 | 25–34 | Over 34 | Total | |
| South East Thames Regional Health Authority | 556 | 681 | 416 | 117 | 1,770 |
| Brighton District Health Authority | 43 | 55 | 28 | 9 | 135 |
| Eastbourne District Health Authority | 26 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 56 |
| Hastings District Health Authority | 24 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 64 |
| South East Kent District Health Authority | 32 | 33 | 26 | 11 | 102 |
| Canterbury and Thanet District Health Authority | 45 | 29 | 23 | 11 | 108 |
| Dartford and Gravesham District Health Authority | 27 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 58 |
| Maidstone District Health Authority | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 39 |
| Medway District Health Authority | 40 | 41 | 13 | 10 | 104 |
| Tunbridge Wells District Health Authority | 14 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 44 |
| Bexley District Health Authority | 13 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 66 |
| Greenwich District Health Authority | 40 | 43 | 32 | 12 | 127 |
| Bromley District Health Authority | 32 | 39 | 27 | 5 | 103 |
| West Lambeth District Health Authority | 48 | 83 | 44 | 8 | 183 |
| Camberwell District Health Authority | 83 | 147 | 74 | 12 | 316 |
| Lewisham and North Southwark District Health Authority | 77 | 104 | 71 | 13 | 265 |
| Number of abortions over 12 weeks gestation performed on women resident in the South East Thames Regional Health Authority 1987 | |||||
| Place of usual residence | Age of woman | ||||
| Under 20 | 20–24 | 25–34 | Over 34 | Total | |
| South East Thames Regional Health Authority | 601 | 722 | 542 | 117 | 1,982 |
| Brighton District Health Authority | 54 | 67 | 39 | 7 | 167 |
| Eastbourne District Health Authority | 20 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 64 |
| Hastings District Health Authority | 25 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 63 |
| South East Kent District Health Authority | 34 | 30 | 24 | 5 | 93 |
| Canterbury and Thanet District Health Authority | 44 | 44 | 27 | 12 | 127 |
| Dartford and Gravesham District Health Authority | 37 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 75 |
| Maidstone District Health Authority | 16 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
| Medway District Health Authority | 47 | 40 | 30 | 9 | 126 |
| Tunbridge Wells District Health Authority | 25 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 63 |
| Bexley District Health Authority | 37 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 84 |
| Greenwich District Health Authority | 40 | 56 | 49 | 9 | 154 |
| Bromley District Health Authority | 26 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 83 |
| West Lambeth District Health Authority | 58 | 80 | 74 | 11 | 223 |