§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report the mortality and incidence statistics for myeloid leukaemia in London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Barrow-in-Furness, Glasgow and Exeter for each year since 1969.
§ Dr. VaughanAvailable statistics are as follows: 339W
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DEATHS FROM MYELOID LEUKAEMIA NUMBERS AND RATES PER MILLION POPULATION 1969–77 NUMBERS Greater London Birmingham Liverpool Manchester Barrow in Furness Exeter Glasgow Males 1969 122 17 8 9 — 2 7 1970 113 17 13 4 1 1 9 1971 124 18 11 6 — 2 12 1972 134 13 11 8 1 1 8 1973 147 19 11 11 2 1 10 1974 125 21 11 6 4 3 10 1975 134 22 10 9 2 2 13 1976 122 13 11 4 1 4 17 1977 132 20 12 10 1 4 17 Females 1969 116 18 8 6 — 2 3 1970 115 18 14 7 — 2 5 1971 141 8 7 2 2 4 10 1972 140 19 9 8 — 5 8 1973 140 24 8 9 1 — 12 1974 119 17 15 7 1 3 12 1975 126 23 16 7 — 2 8 1976 140 19 12 13 — 2 14 1977 141 12 11 4 — 1 17 342W343W
DEATHS FROM MYELOID LEUKAEMIA NUMBERS AND RATES PER MILLION POPULATION 1969–77 RATES PER MILLION Greater London Birmingham Liverpool Manchester Barrow in Furness Exeter Glasgow Males 1969 33 33 26 33 — 45 16 1970 31 34 44 15 32 22 21 1971 35 36 38 23 — 45 28 1972 38 26 39 31 32 22 19 1973 42 38 40 44 64 22 25 1974 36 39 41 24 110 66 19 1975 39 42 38 37 56 44 25 1976 36 25 42 17 28 88 33 1977 40 38 47 42 28 88 34 Females 1969 29 34 24 21 — 41 6 1970 29 35 43 24 — 40 10 1971 36 16 22 7 61 81 21 1972 37 37 29 29 — 101 18 1973 37 47 27 33 30 — 27 1974 32 31 51 26 26 60 20 1975 34 43 56 27 — 40 14 1976 38 36 42 51 — 40 24 1977 39 23 39 16 — 20 30 Note: The areas are as defined at the time i.e. Birmingham*, Barrow in Furness* and Glasgow* change in 1974. Other areas were not significantly affected by local government re-organisation. *Pre 1974 Post 1974 Birmingham County Borough Birmingham Metropolitan District Barrow in Furness County Borough Barrow in Furness County District Glasgow County of City Greater Glasgow Health Board Area 344W345W
NEWLY DIAGNOSED CASES OF MYELOID LEUKAEMIA NUMBERS AND RATES PER MILLION POPULATION 1969–77 North West Metropolitan North East Metropolitan South East Metropolitan South West Metropolitan Birmingham Liverpool Manchester (includes Barrow in Furness) South Western (includes Exeter) Glasgow* NUMBERS Males 1969 60 33 44 48 59 25 60 41 10 1970 59 48 55 54 63 25 53 43 6 1971 70 49 54 46 102 28 62 54 10 1972 88 50 61 61 90 35 71 54 9 1973 71 42 53 48 98 43 86 73 8 1974 Not available 6 1975 Not available 21 1976 Not available 22 1977 Not available 8 Females 1969 57 30 53 57 69 31 49 27 2 1970 67 25 47 45 73 28 45 38 5 1971 62 45 50 64 70 37 54 45 4 1972 54 40 59 65 81 49 76 63 9 1973 68 58 53 50 91 36 92 46 12 1974 Not available 12 1975 Not available 11 1976 Not available 11 1977 Not available 17 346W347W
NEWLY DIAGNOSED CASES OF MYELOID LEUKAEMIA NUMBERS AND RATES PER MILLION POPULATION 1969–77 North West Metropolitan North East Metropolitan South East Metropolitan South West Metropolitan Birmingham Liverpool Manchester (includes Barrow in Furness) South Western (includes Exeter) Glasgow* RATES PER MILLION Males 1969 29 21 27 30 23 23 27 27 23 1970 28 30 34 34 25 23 24 28 14 1971 34 31 33 29 40 26 28 35 24 1972 43 31 37 39 35 33 32 35 22 1973 34 26 32 31 38 40 39 47 20 1974 Not available 11 1975 Not available 40 1976 Not available 43 1977 Not available 116 Females 1969 26 18 29 32 27 27 21 17 4 1970 30 15 26 25 28 24 19 23 10 1971 28 27 28 37 27 32 23 7 8 1972 25 24 33 38 31 43 32 38 20 1973 31 34 29 29 35 31 39 27 27 1974 Not available 20 1975 Not available 19 1976 Not available 19 1977 Not available 30 Note: Newly diagnosed cases of myeloid leukaemia are not available after 1973 for England and Wales. For earlier years they are only available for Regional Hospital Board areas, not major towns. * Glasgow County of City 1969–73: Greater Glasgow Health Board Area 1974–77.
§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if, as part of the sector of work undertaken by the medical research council, he will initiate a new programme of chromosome studies which might be used in identifying the underlying causes of the increased incidence of leukaemia in major towns in Great Britain.
§ Dr. VaughanNo. Relatively few types of leukaemia can so far be consistently associated with chromosome abnormalities and the medical research council, the cancer research campaign and the leukaemia research fund are already supporting research programmes in the field of chromosome abnormality in relation to leukaemia. Some of these studies are related to environmental factors and are thus indirectly related to particular places. United Kingdom and European experts are also about to collaborate on a study of the possible relationship between leukaemic states and occupational and environmental factors.
§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services why national statistics of leukaemia incidence, as distinct from mortality, have not been published since 1970.
§ Dr. VaughanNational statistics for registrations (estimates of incidence) of leukaemia and other cancers have been published for England and Wales for 1971 (OPCS series MB1 No. 1). The publication for 1972–73 is being printed by HMSO at present. National cancer registration statistics are collated from independently collected regional statistics. Regional contributions are not compulsory and are consequently sometimes delayed.