§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many cases of cervical cancer there were in 247W Wales for the last five years in women of the following age groups: 18–24, 24–28, 28–32, 32–36, 36–40, 40–44, 44–48, 48–52 and 52–56 years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe numbers of new cases of cervical cancer registered, for Welsh residents, in the last five years are as follows:
Malignant Neoplasm of the Cervix Age 1976 1977 1978 1979 *1980 18- 3 3 7 2 6 24- 8 19 11 13 19 28- 10 27 32 16 16 32- 21 17 24 19 22 36- 15 25 20 15 15 40- 14 17 19 19 28 44- 20 21 16 15 23 48- 25 36 32 24 16 52 and under 56 39 27 24 27 23 Total 155 192 185 150 168 * Provisional.
Carcinoma in situ of the Cervix Age 1976 1977 1978 1979 *1980 18- 13 7 10 8 12 24- 34 40 25 41 37 28- 42 55 50 57 62
Infants born with congenital malformations* Deaths from congenital anomalies† Number Percentage of all births Still births Aged under 1 week Aged under 1 month Aged under 1 year 1976 581 1.7 81 43 71 115 1977 551 1.7 72 56 83 114 1978 570 1.7 67 55 79 109 1979 671 1.8 56 66 90 126 1980 677 1.8 25 56 85 114 * The figures on births are derived from a voluntary system of notifying congenital malformations observed at birth or up to 7 days after birth and are therefore an incomplete measure of the total number of affected infants. † Deaths are those for which congenital anomalies (ICD 740–759) are given as the underlying cause and do not include deaths of congenially malformed babies from other causes.