Figure two is a bar chart showing Trends in notifications received by the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System, Australia, 1991 to 2010, by year. Total notifications were from 1991 to 2010 were 1991, 43719; 1992, 56863; 1993, 68035; 1994, 72690; 1995, 72371; 1996, 79071; 1997, 90254; 1998, 83749; 1999, 85222; 2000, 90971; 2001, 101817; 2002, 100375; 2003, 104249; 2004, 112796; 2005, 124898; 2006, 137619; 2007, 146508; 2008, 159636; 2009, 236291; 2010, 209079.