Leukaemia

HC Deb 23 April 1990 vol 171 cc56-7W

Mrs. Ray Michie

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will give a breakdown by age group of the figures supplied in his answer to the hon. Member for Argyll and Bute of 1 March,Official Report, column 600, on recorded cases of leukaemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma;

(2) whether the figures in this answer of 1 March, Official Report, column 600, on recorded cases of leukaemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma included (a) United States naval personnel and their families and (b) postcode sectors PA23, PA27 and PA28.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The breakdown requested is set out in the tables.

United States naval personnel and their families would have been included in these figures if they were treated for cancer in Scottish hospitals.

The tables show the total number of registrations in Dunoon and the surrounding area covered by postcode sectors PA23.7 and PA23.8 during the years 1975 to 1987. For the earlier years, 1968–74, which predate the postcode system, the Dunoon and Kilmun parish was used.

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Registrations
Year	Age
	0–14	15–24	25–34	35–44	45–54	55–64	65–74	75–84	85 +	Total
1968	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
1969	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1970	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3
1971	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3
1972	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
1973	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3
1974	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3
1975	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2
1976	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
1977	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1978	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
1979	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
1980	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3
1981	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
1982	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3
1983	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
1984	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	4
1985	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
1986	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
1987	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	3
Total	2	0	0	2	3	4	16	10	0	37

Leukaemia registrations
	Age
Year	0 to 14	15 to 24	25 to 34	35 to 44	45 to 54	55 to 64	65 to 74	75 to 84	85 +	Total
1968	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3
1969	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1970	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1971	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1972	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3
1973	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1974	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1975	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
1976	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	3
1977	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3
1978	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
1979	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1980	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2
1981	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
1982	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2
1983	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
1984	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1985	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2
1986	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
TOTAL	2	1	0	0	2	3	6	10	0	24