House of Assembly
Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
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Parliament of South Australia
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Infectious Diseases
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Dr McFETRIDGE
House of Assembly
Morphett
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
69 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (27 May 2010) (First Session). In each year since 2006, how many children in South Australia have died or have been infected from each of the following—diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis poliomyelitis, measles, mumps and rubella, haemophilus influenzae type B, hepatitis B, pneumococcal disease and chicken pox?
The Hon. J.D. HILL
House of Assembly
Kaurna
Minister for Health and Ageing
Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Minister for the Arts
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
The Hon. J.D. HILL (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Ageing, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts): I am advised that the following table summarises the information requested:
|
Year |
Children (0-18 years) |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
Deaths |
Cases |
Deaths |
Cases |
Deaths |
Cases |
Deaths |
Cases |
Deaths |
Cases |
Deaths |
Cases |
| Diphtheria |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Tetanus |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Pertussis |
0 |
119 |
0 |
48 |
0 |
222 |
0 |
1616 |
1 |
2684 |
0 |
766 |
| Poliomyelitis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Measles |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Mumps |
0 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Rubella |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Haemophilus influenzae Type B |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Hepatitis B |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| Pneumococcal Disease |
0 |
21 |
1 |
26 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
28 |
1 |
38 |
1 |
32 |
| Chickenpox |
0 |
610 |
0 |
582 |
0 |
465 |
0 |
374 |
0 |
302 |
0 |
353 |