To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what estimate he has made of the number of diagnosed asthma cases in Warrington, North constituency (a) in the past 12 months and (b) over the past five years; [33639](2) if he will list the number of diagnosed asthma cases among children in Warrington, North constituency for each year since 1993. [33638]
The information requested is not collected centrally. However, it is possible to provide the numbers of residents in the electoral constituency of Warrington, North treated as an inpatient or day case in any hospital with the diagnosis of asthma—see table. This means that the reason for admission may not be asthma, but the patients were diagnosed as having asthma when treated on admission. The vast majority of asthma sufferers are treated by health services in the community and few require hospital treatment. My hon. Friend may, therefore, wish to contact Mr. Colin Hamer, Chairman at North Cheshire Health Authority, for further information.
| For residents of the Warrington, North constituency Finished consultant episodes (any diagnosis) | |||||
| Financial Year | |||||
| Age group (10 year bands) | 1992–93 | 1993–94 | 1994–95 | 1995–96 | 1996–97 |
| 0–4 | 54 | 51 | 65 | 78 | 63 |
| 5–14 | 48 | 48 | 54 | 79 | 91 |
| 15–24 | 35 | 33 | 53 | 71 | 81 |
| 25–34 | 32 | 31 | 44 | 69 | 76 |
| 35–44 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 63 |
| 45–54 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 38 | 63 |
| 55–64 | 20 | 26 | 34 | 56 | 78 |
| 65–74 | 21 | 31 | 39 | 63 | 77 |
| 75–84 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 53 |
| 85+ | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 13 |
| Total | 257 | 281 | 374 | 533 | 658 |