Hepatitis B Mr. Amess 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. Dawn Primarolo 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. ---------------------------------------- | |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| ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |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 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- | |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| -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |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).| | | | | | | | | | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------