§ Mr. Peter Freemanasked the Minister of Health if he will issue a table showing the incidence and percentage of deaths from cancer, diphtheria, scarlet fever, 145W whooping cough and measles, respectively, in 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940, and at the latest known date.
§ Mr. BevanThe table is as follows:
DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CAUSES ENGLAND AND WALES, 1900–1949 Number of deaths Per cent. of total deaths for the year Death-rate† per million population CANCER 1900 26,721 4.55 829 1910 34,607 7.16 967 1920 43,687 9.37 1,166 1930 57,883 12.71 1,454 1940 68,922 11.85 1,723 1949* 80,732 15.81 1,852 DIPHTHERIA 1900 9,345 1.59 290 1910 4,284 0.89 120 1920 5,641 1.21 151 1930 3,497 0.77 88 1940 2,680 0.46 62 1949* 85 0.02 2 SCARLET FEVER 1900 3,844 0.65 119 1910 2,370 0.49 66 1920 1,430 0.31 38 1930 740 0.16 19 1940 154 0.03 4 1949* 20 0.00 0 WHOOPING COUGH 1900 11,467 1.95 356 1910 8,797 1.82 246 1920 4,401 0.94 118 1930 2,037 0.45 51 1940 678 0.12 17 1949* 528 0.10 12 MEASLES 1900 12,710 2.16 394 1910 8,302 1.72 232 1920 7,190 1.54 192 1930 4,188 0.92 105 1940 857 0.15 21 1949* 308 0.06 7 * Provisional figures. † For the years 1920 and 1940 death rates are based on civilian deaths and civilian population only. The number of deaths for each year includes non-civilians who died in this country.
§ Dr. Strossasked the Minister of Health what rise there has been in the figures for death due to bronchial carcinoma; and in what age groups the figures are highest.
§ Mr. BevanDeaths registered in England and Wales classified to carcinoma of the bronchus numbered 1,548 in 1940, 2,839 in 1944 and 5,198 in 1948. The age distribution of the deaths specified as carcinoma is not available, but in 1948 the distribution for cancer (i.e.,146W Carcinoma, Sarcoma and unspecified) of bronchus was:
All ages … … 5,253 Age— 0 to 14 years … … 1 15 to 44 years … … 454 45 to 64 years … … 3,159 65 and over … … 1,639