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Hepatitis B

Volume 470: debated on Thursday 24 January 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) males and (b) females in each age group had hepatitis B in (i) Southend, (ii) Essex and (iii) England and Wales in each of the last 10 years. (177138)

Surveillance of hepatitis B is based upon reports of confirmed acute hepatitis B diagnoses from laboratories in England and Wales. The information available, which is from 1998 to 2003 and down to regional level, is shown in the following tables.

Laboratory confirmed cases of acute hepatitis B, England and Wales, 1998 to 2003

1998

1999

2000

Age group

Male

Female

Not known

Total

Male

Female

Not known

Total

Male

Female

Not known

Total

<1

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

years 1-4

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

years 5-9

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

5

years 10-14

<5

<5

<5

6

<5

<5

<5

6

<5

<5

<5

<5

years 15-24

124

99

<5

225

107

92

6

205

98

80

6

184

years 25-34

212

79

5

296

164

72

<5

240

192

56

10

258

years 35-44

106

35

<5

145

109

27

<5

138

99

31

<5

131

years 45-54

66

20

<5

86

63

11

<5

74

61

14

<5

75

years 55-64

26

<5

<5

29

28

5

<5

34

25

8

<5

35

years >=65

16

9

<5

26

18

7

<5

28

14

6

<5

20

Years Not known

19

8

<5

28

17

<5

<5

21

9

4

<5

14

Total

574

256

13

843

512

223

17

752

503

204

20

727

200120022003

Age group

Male

Female

Not known

Total

Male

Female

Not known

Total

Male

Female

Not known

Total

<1

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

years 1-4

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

years 5-9

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

years 10-14

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

5

<5

<5

<5

<5

years 15-24

71

73

<5

147

112

92

<5

208

67

52

5

124

years 25-34

140

51

<5

195

208

77

<5

289

156

70

5

231

years 35-44

96

31

<5

130

158

46

<5

206

137

35

<5

172

years 45-54

52

7

<5

62

69

16

<5

86

67

19

<5

87

years 55-64

23

<5

<5

26

42

7

<5

51

37

9

<5

47

years >=65

15

5

<5

20

17

7

<5

24

20

10

<5

30

Years Not known

11

<5

<5

15

12

5

<5

21

<5

<5

<5

8

Total

411

173

15

599

622

256

17

895

494

200

15

709

Laboratory confirmed cases of acute hepatitis B, East of England, 1998 to 2003

1998

1999

2000

Age group

Male

Female

Not known

Total

Male

Female

Not known

Total

Male

Female

Not known

Total

<1 year

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

1-4 year

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

5-9 years

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

10-14 years

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

15-24 years

<5

6

<5

6

5

7

<5

12

5

12

<5

17

25-34 years

11

<5

<5

13

16

4

<5

20

15

6

<5

21

35-44 years

<5

<5

<5

<5

5

<5

<5

6

6

<5

<5

8

45-54 years

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

55-64 years

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

>=65 years

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

Not known

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

Total

22

10

<5

32

31

12

<5

43

33

23

<5

56

200120022003

Age group

Male

Female

Not known

Total

Male

Female

Not known

Total

Male

Female

Not known

Total

<1 year

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

1-4 years

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

5-9 years

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

10-14 years

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

15-24 years

6

5

<5

11

10

5

<5

15

<5

<5

<5

5

25-34 years

11

<5

<5

15

16

7

<5

23

<5

7

<5

9

35-44 years

5

5

<5

10

12

<5

<5

14

8

<5

<5

11

45-54 years

6

<5

<5

8

<5

<5

<5

<5

5

<5

<5

9

55-64 years

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

>=65 years

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

5

Not known

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

Total

29

15

<5

45

43

18

<5

61

23

20

<5

43

Notes:

1. Since 2003, the completeness of data on whether hepatitis B infections are acute or chronic infection has decreased and therefore figures for 2004 onwards are not reliable. The HPA is working to improve the quality of information on acute hepatitis B reporting and provisional data for 2007 should be available later this year.

2. Data are reported by laboratory rather than by the patient’s place of residence. Therefore, any breakdown of data below regional level is not considered reliable.

3. Where fewer than five cases were reported for an area, the table indicates the number of cases reported as <5 rather than the actual number in order to reduce the risk of deductive disclosure of an individual’s identity.

Source:

Health Protection Agency (HPA).