Table 2
Microbiology results, with age breakdown, on general practice patients from whom faeces specimens were received during the period 26 April to 6 June, 1998 and 1999
| Patients positive for cryptosporidium 26–6/6 | Patients positive for other tested pathogens 26/4–6/6 | Patients negative for all tested faecal pathogens 26/4–6/6 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (in years) | Population of Salford as estimated at 1/1/99 | 1998 | 1999 | 1998 | 1999 | 1998 | 1999 |
| 0–4 | 14224 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 35 | 64 |
| 5–9 | 16285 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 10–14 | 15541 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 15–19 | 16008 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 20–24 | 17601 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 25–29 | 19190 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 23 |
| 30–34 | 19680 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 23 |
| 35–39 | 17929 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 |
| 40–44 | 14883 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 45–49 | 13754 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 |
| 50–54 | 14426 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 |
| 55–59 | 11998 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 60–64 | 11238 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 65–69 | 10130 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 70–74 | 9162 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 74+ | 17225 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 25 |
| Not known | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| Totals | 239274 | 7 | 59 | 25 | 29 | 143 | 290 |
