23 Jan 2008 : Column 2070W—continued
| 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
|
| | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
| 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
|
23 Jan 2008 : Column 2071W
23 Jan 2008 : Column 2072W
|
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).
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