HC Deb 05 February 1979 vol 962 c57W
Mr. Richard Page

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the annual death rate from leukaemia for the United Kingdom for 1976, 1977 and 1978 expressed per 100,000 of population; and what were the comparable figures for Cumbria.

Mr. Moyle

Available figures are as follows:

ANNUAL DEATH RATES FROM LEUKAEMIA—ICD 204–207–1976 AND 1977
Rates per 100,000 population
1976 1977
United Kingdom 6.4 6.5
Cumbria 6.7 5.3

Comparable figures for 1978 are not yet available.