§ Mr. Alan MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish a table showing(a) asbestos-related deaths and (b) asbestos-related disorders, by region for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Sackville[holding answer 9 December 1992]: The available information is given in the tables. The figures for discharges and deaths in hospital from 1979 to 1985 are based on very small sample numbers and may not be completely accurate.
Deaths mentioning of asbestos by regional health authority England Regional health authority 1985 1987 1989 1991 Northern 28 25 29 43 Yorkshire 13 12 23 17 Trent 3 9 14 9 East Anglia 5 4 11 2 North West Thames 8 6 6 5 North East Thames 52 57 70 76 South East Thames 11 10 10 6 South West Thames 6 3 3 4 Wessex 11 10 5 6 Oxford 1 3 3 1 South Western 17 21 11 16 West Midlands 11 8 12 12 Mersey 11 14 14 13 North Western 12 10 16 12 Source: Office of Population Censuses and Surveys.
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Discharges and deaths/finished consultant episodes with a diagnosis of asbestosis: 1979–1985;1989–90 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1989–90 Northern 30 — 10 20 10 40 10 24 Yorkshire 20 30 20 20 20 20 30 5 Trent 10 — — — 10 — — 0 East Anglia — 10 10 — 20 10 — 5 North West Thames 10 — — 10 20 10 10 6 North East Thames 20 20 30 — 20 50 20 20 South East Thames — 10 — 10 — — 10 0 South West Thames 10 — — — — — 10 10 Wessex 10 — — 20 — — — 18 Oxford — — — — — — — 6 South western 30 10 10 — — 10 — 6 West Midlands — — — — 30 10 — 5 Mersey — — — — — 10 — 0 North western — 10 20 10 10 — 10 8 SHAs 20 10 20 10 10 20 20 14 Totals 160 100 120 100 150 180 120 127 Source: 1979–85 Hospital In-Patient Enquiry 10 per cent. sample file.
1989–90 Hospital Episode System 100 per cent. file.