§ Lord Cocks of Hartcliffeasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many cases of invasive malignant melanoma have been recorded in England and Wales for each of the years from 1979 to 1989 respectively.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Baroness Hooper)The information is shown in the table. The latest available data are for 1985.
The number of newly diagnosed cases of malignant melanoma of skin 1 (ICD 172) in England and Wales;
Year Males Females 1979 624 1,197 1980 656 1,264 1981 720 1,328 1982 701 1,405 1983 772 1,476 1984 753 1,478 1985 931 1,725 1 International Classification of Disease Code (9th revision) 172.