Health written question – answered at on 12 January 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many instances of tuberculosis have been recorded in (a) Gravesham, (b) Kent and (c) England in each quarter of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
The following table indicates the number of tuberculosis cases in Gravesham, Kent and England for the calendar years 2000 to 2006.
Area | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
Gravesham | 8 | <5 | <5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
Kent | 60 | 73 | 78 | 90 | 76 | 84 | 105 |
England | 6,091 | 6,414 | 6,638 | 6,741 | 7,049 | 7,846 | 7,862 |
Notes: 1. Cases in Gravesham and Kent were determined on the basis of local authority (of patient's residence). 2. Data for Gravesham are for Gravesham local authority; data for Kent comprise: Medway, Ashford, Canterbury, Dartford, Dover, Gravesham, Maidstone, Sevenoaks, Shepway, Swale, Thanet, Tonbridge and Mailing, and Tunbridge Wells local authorities. 3. We have not provided data by quarter because the case numbers per quarter would be very small and would have to be suppressed due to the risk of deductive disclosure. Local authority information is not yet available for 2007. Source: Enhanced Tuberculosis Surveillance, Health Protection Agency |
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