§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the incidence of cancer and leukaemia confirmed in children in Great Britain.
§ Mr. Freeman[holding answer 5 March 1990]: The data cover the years 1980–85, later data for Great Britain as a whole not yet being available.
Number of cases of (a) all malignant neoplasms1 (b) leukaemia2 ages 0–14 years, Great Britain, 1980–85 (a) All malignant neoplasms (b) Leukaemia Year Males Females Males Females 1980 666 515 204 161 1981 640 553 208 183 1982 625 502 204 173 1983 681 525 241 188 1984 670 549 217 181 31985 619 472 197 152 1 Assigned to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 9th revision codes 140–208. 1 Assigned to the 9th revision ICD codes 204–208. 3 Provisional.
§ Mr. O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many people in the area of the Pontefract health authority have been diagnosed or treated for cancer or cancer-related diseases including leukaemia over the past five years; and if he will make a statement;
829W(2) how many people in the area of the Wakefield health authority have been diagnosed or treated for cancer or cancer-related diseases including leukaemia over the past five years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Freeman[holding answer 5 March 1990]: The exact information requested is not available.
The Office of Population Censuses and Surveys (OPCS) publishes annual cancer statistics using data collected by the 11 regional cancer registries and the Welsh cancer registry. Data concerning newly diagnosed cases of (a) malignant neoplasms and (b) leukaemias for Pontefract and Wakefield district health authorities (DHAs) are shown in the table, which covers the years 1982 (when DHAs were established) to 1985 (the latest year available):
Newly diagnosed cases of (a) malignant neoplasms1 and (b) leukaemias2 in Pontefract and Wakefield DHAs 1982–85 Wakefield DHA Pontefract DHA Year Malignant neoplasms Leukaemias Malignant neoplasms Leukaemias 1982 571 4 660 12 1983 535 7 621 16 1984 509 9 695 8 19853 503 11 693 6 1 International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 9th revision codes 140–208. 2 International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 9th revision codes 204–208. 3 Provisional data.