Table 1 Care home gastroenteritis outbreaks by local authority area (n = 566), North East England, 2016–2018
Local Authority | Total registered care homes | Home reporting an outbreak | Percentage of homes with outbreak | Outbreaks | Outbreaks per 100 care homes per year | Outbreaks with samples submitted | Percentage with samples submitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
County Durham | 144 | 66 | 45.8 | 107 | 37.2 | 79 | 72.0 |
Darlington | 33 | 18 | 54.5 | 32 | 48.5 | 21 | 65.6 |
Gateshead | 66 | 30 | 45.5 | 55 | 41.7 | 35 | 60.0 |
Hartlepool | 23 | 15 | 65.2 | 20 | 43.5 | 11 | 55.0 |
Middlesbrough | 43 | 17 | 39.5 | 27 | 31.4 | 19 | 70.4 |
Newcastle upon Tyne | 62 | 28 | 45.2 | 39 | 31.5 | 20 | 51.3 |
North Tyneside | 46 | 30 | 65.2 | 59 | 64.1 | 33 | 54.2 |
Northumberland | 98 | 45 | 45.9 | 75 | 38.3 | 49 | 64.0 |
Redcar and Cleveland | 53 | 15 | 28.3 | 27 | 25.5 | 19 | 66.7 |
South Tyneside | 32 | 18 | 56.2 | 29 | 45.3 | 20 | 65.5 |
Stockton-on-Tees | 53 | 22 | 41.5 | 36 | 34.0 | 21 | 58.3 |
Sunderland | 89 | 35 | 39.3 | 60 | 33.7 | 35 | 58.3 |
Total | 742 | 339 | 45.7 | 566 | 38.1 | 362 | 64.0 |