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Chicken Pox Information
Oliver Bridge made this Freedom of Information request to Department of Health
Department of Health did not have the information requested.
From: Oliver Bridge
3 August 2008
Dear Sir or Madam,
Please could you send me details of the proportion of children in
the UK who develop chicken pox each year, and the proportion of
cases which develop serious complications. Could you also tell me
the proportion of adults catching chicken pox each year.
In addition, could you send me the Department for Health's official
policy on chicken pox parties, where children are deliberately
exposed to chicken pox.
Yours faithfully,
Oliver Bridge
Department of Health
4 August 2008
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Department of Health
20 August 2008
19 August 2008
Dear Mr Bridge,
Thank you for your email of 3 August requesting, under the Freedom of
Information Act, information about the proportion of children and adults
who develop chicken pox, as well as the Department of Health's policy on
`chicken pox parties'. Your email has been passed to me for reply.
I am afraid that the Department of Health does not hold the information
you have requested. However, the NHS Information Centre (IC) has
confirmed that it may hold relevant data. You can contact the IC at:
[1][email address].
Additional information about the prevalence of chicken pox is available
through the following link:
[2]http://cks.library.nhs.uk/chickenpox/bac....
While the Department does not have any formal policy regarding chickenpox,
it certainly does not encourage 'chickenpox parties'. This is for a
number of reasons, not least that there can be, albeit rarely, severe
complications for a child who contracts chicken pox. The following link
to the NHS Direct website provides detailed information on chicken pox,
including advice that an infected individual should remain at home until
the infectious period of the virus has ended:
[3]www.nhs.uk/conditions/Chickenpox/Pages/Introduction.aspx?url=Pages/What-is-it.aspx.
I hope this reply is helpful.
If you have any queries about this email, please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision,
you should write to:
Section Head
Freedom of Information Unit
Department of Health
Room 334b
Skipton House
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SE1 6LH
Email: [4][email address]
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision. Generally,
the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by the Department. The ICO can be contacted at:
The Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Yours sincerely,
David Winks
Customer Service Centre
Department of Health
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