Vol. 487 No. 4
154 Ms Clune asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of cases of whooping cough which have been reported in 1997; if there has been an increase in incidents over the past five years; and if he will provide a breakdown of the figures from the eight health board regions. [4392/98]
The number of cases of whooping cough notified to my Department, by health board area, in the last five years has been as follows:
|
Health Board |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
|
Eastern |
371 |
102 |
98 |
104 |
202 |
|
Midland |
142 |
28 |
49 |
13 |
25 |
|
Mid-Western |
32 |
32 |
56 |
36 |
53 |
|
North-Eastern |
118 |
50 |
19 |
34 |
26 |
|
North-Western |
30 |
20 |
68 |
22 |
32 |
|
South-Eastern |
67 |
33 |
79 |
22 |
11 |
|
Southern |
38 |
51 |
28 |
12 |
67 |
|
Western |
71 |
37 |
39 |
18 |
42 |
|
Total |
869 |
353 |
436 |
261 |
458 |
