§ 39. Mr. Kelleyasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance in how many cases has the presence of pneumoconiosis been established after death in insured persons who had, since 5th July, 1948, been examined by the Pneumoconiosis Medical Panel and found to be not suffering from the disease.
§ Mr. N. MacphersonThe information requested is only available in respect of deaths in 1962. In that year a total of 2,103post-mortem examinations were carried out in which pneumoconiosis was mentioned as being present at death and in which it was ascertained that the deceased had been examined, in life, by the Pneumoconiosis or Silicosis Medical Boards since 5th July, 1948. In 34 of these, although pneumoconiosis had not been diagnosed by the Medical Board, post-mortem examination revealed it to have been a factor contributing to the death. In a further 58 the post-mortem examination revealed insignificant traces of pneumoconiosis which could have played no part in the death. On the other hand, there were 57 cases in which 110W although pneumoconiosis had been diagnosed in life no traces of it were found at post-mortem examination.