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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

Volume 186: debated on Monday 25 February 1991

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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the total numbers of confirmed cases of BSE by county in England, Scotland and Wales.

The information up to 15 February 1991 is detailed as follows.

County (County No.)Cases
Northern
Cleveland (04)32
Cumbria (08)431
Durham (12)87
Humberside (51)106
Northumberland (31)91
Tyne and Wear (30)2
Yorkshire North (48)880
Yorkshire South (47)80
Yorkshire West (49)103
Totals1,812
Midlands and Western
Cheshire (06)603
Derbyshire (09)347
Hereford and Worcester (18)444
Lancashire (21)490
Leicestershire (22)537
Manchester (44)17
Merseyside (25)12
Nottinghamshire (32)150
Shropshire (35)573
Staffordshire (37)449
West Midlands (46)15
Warwickshire (43)239
Totals3,876

County (County No.)

Cases

Eastern

Bedfordshire (01)61
Cambridgeshire (05)89
Essex (13)99
Hertfordshire (18)108
Lincolnshire (24)195
Norfolk (28)361
Northamptonshire (29)200
Suffolk (38)278
Totals1,391

South-East

Berkshire (02)150
Buckinghamshire (03)210
Hampshire (15)904
Isle of Wight (16)174
Kent (20)510
London (26/27)9
Oxfordshire (33)369
Surrey (40)229
Sussex East (41)315
Sussex West (42)603
Totals3,473

South-West

Avon (34)478
Cornwall (07)1,786
Devon (10)2,566
Dorset (11)2,027
Gloucester (14)712
Somerset (36)2,005
Wiltshire (45)1,449
Totals11,023

Wales

Clwyd (56)231
Dyfed (55)927
Glamorgan Mid (58)56
Glamorgan South (57)61
Glamorgan West (59)11
Gwent (60)175
Gwynedd (52)67
Powys (52)215
Totals1,743

Scotland South

Borders (93)34
Central (94)25
Dumfries (99)147
Lothian (92)20
Strathclyde (95/96)209

Scotland North

Fife (91)51
Grampian (88)161
Highland (87)49
Orkney (83)9
Shetland (82)2
Tayside (90)66
Western Isles (?)1
Totals774

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give the number of (a) suspected and (b) confirmed cases of BSE by county in England, Wales and Scotland for (i) 1990 and (ii) to date in 1991.

The information requested is as follows:

Number of confirmed cases and total reported cases in 1990
CountyPositiveTotal
Eastern
Bedfordshire3842
Cambridgeshire5662
Essex6078
Hertfordshire6579
Lincolnshire94111
Norfolk234281
Northamptonshire119136
Suffolk161192
Midland and West
Cheshire422493
Derbyshire240275
Hereford and Worcester243307
Lancashire330442
Leicestershire315379
Manchester1013
Merseyside710
Nottinghamshire98117
Shropshire317408
Staffordshire293362
West Midlands78
Warwickshire141182
Northern
Cleveland2023
Cumbria264318
Durham6078
Humberside7794
Northumberland4963
Tyne and Wear13
North Yorkshire539720
South Yorkshire5764
West Yorkshire7091
South East
Berkshire6382
Buckinghamshire136162
Hampshire446517
Isle of Wight110133
Kent250286
London56
Oxfordshire203237
Surrey117148
Sussex East178214
Sussex West329378
South West
Avon314430
Cornwall9091,170
Devon1,3301,587
Dorset1,1291,369
Gloucestershire350471
Somerset1,2511,500
Wiltshire8061,081
Wales
Clwyd144310
Dyfed582690
Glamorgan North3843
Glamorgan South2224
Glamorgan West810
Gwent87118
Gwynedd3047
Powys126170
Scotland
Borders2333
Central1320
Dumfries90134
Fife3949
Grampian101174
Highland2837
Lothian1016
Orkney56
Shetland01
Strathclyde127180

County

Positive

Total

Tayside4263
Total13,82817,327

Number of confirmed cases and total reported cases

1/1/91—15/2/91

County

Positive

Total

Eastern

Bedfordshire08
Cambridge07
Essex010
Hertfordshire013
Lincolnshire430
Norfolk960
Northamptonshire222
Suffolk851

Midland and West

Cheshire14108
Derbyshire054
Hertfordshire and Worcestershire463
Lancashire784
Leicestershire068
Manchester110
Merseyside00
Nottinghamshire018
Salop776
Staffordshire356
West Midlands03
Warwickshire329

Northern

Cleveland13
Cumbria862
Durham08
Humberside110
Northumberland119
Tyne and Wear00
Yorkshire North42149
Yorkshire South711
Yorkshire West510

South East

Berkshire120
Buckinghamshire222
Hampshire597
Isle of Wight021
Kent441
London03
Oxfordshire046
Surrey115
Sussex East450
Sussex West384

South West

Avon0113
Cornwall26257
Devon51339
Dorset51273
Gloucestershire3116
Somerset44345
Wiltshire19221

Wales

Clwyd359
Dyfed29169
Glamorgan Mid05
Glamorgan South06
Glamorgan West02
Gwent317
Gwynedd08
Powys633

Scotland

Borders07
Central23

County

Positive

Total

Dumfries1629
Fife12
Grampian622
Highland48
Lothian01
Orkney00
Shetland01
Strathclyde1332
Tayside310
Total4273,519