§ Mr. Onslowasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what conclusions he has drawn from the research carried out by his Department into the incidence of cervical cancer in relation to occupation, as opposed to social class.
§ Mr. MoyleResearch into the relation of abnormal cytological smears and carcinoma of the cervix uteri to the husband's occupation has been carried out by the late Dr. John Wakefield at the Christie Hospital, Manchester. Mortality from cervical cancer and yields of abnormal smears have been shown in a number of studies to occur more frequently in the wives of men employed in occupations contained in the Registrar-General's Social Classes 4 and 5. My Department continues to encourage cytology screening with a view to the early detection of cervical cancer.