Incidence and notification of pneumococcal and meningococcal septicaemia/meningitis (serious infection) in 19941-150
| Age | 0–4 y | 5–14 y | Total cases 0–14 y |
| Population | 3 866 980 | 6 185 528 | |
| Incidence of pneumococcal bacteraemia at 12.1/100 000 <5 years and at 6.8/100 000 ⩾5 years | 467 | 420 | 887 |
| Incidence of pneumococcal meningitis at 5.5/100 000 <5 years and at 0.8/100 000 ⩾5 years | 212 | 49 | 261 |
| Notified meningococcal septicaemia | 323 | ||
| Notified meningococcal meningitis | 658 | ||
| 1994 paediatric admissions all causes | 297 927 | 118 382 | 416 309 |
| Serious infection as proportion of all paediatric admissions | 0.51% |
↵1-150 Based on incidence figures from published reports5–10 and PHLS notifications.