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Hydatidosis

Volume 228: debated on Monday 12 July 1993

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the number of people who have (a) died and (b) had to undergo surgical operations but survived, because of hydatidosis in each of the last seven years.

Deaths from hydatid disease in England and Wales are shown in the table:

YearNumber
19862
19874
19882
19893
19905
19913
19926

Source: OPCS.

In 1989–90, the latest year for which information is available, there were 46 finished consultant episodes involving surgical procedures in England. Information for previous years is not available.

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics.