§ Mr. Alasdair MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each year between 1974 and the latest available date, the incidence of brain cancer ICD(9) 191 in children aged 0 to four years in Dumfries and Galloway (i) in total, (ii) by electoral ward and (iii) by sex; and how many cases would have been predicted in Dumfries and Galloway during that period on the basis of national rates for these diseases. [72330]
§ Mr. GalbraithThe tables show numbers of incident cases of malignant tumours of the brain in children aged 0–4 years resident in the Dumfries and Galloway Health Board area in each of the years 1974–96, and the number of cases which would be expected on the basis of incidence rates for Scotland as a whole. Because of the small number of cases overall it is not possible to provide figures broken down by electoral ward without jeopardising the confidentiality of individuals.
From 1 July 1999 this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
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Observed and expected cases of malignant brain tumours in children aged 0–4 years in the Dumfries and Galloway Health Board area in 1974–96 Males Observed Expected 1974 0 .10 1975 0 .18 1976 0 .15 1977 0 .10 1978 0 .03 1979 1 .08 1980 1 .13 1981 0 .05 1982 0 .11 1983 0 .19 1984 0 .13 1985 0 .16 1986 0 .05 1987 0 .24 1988 0 .16 1989 1 .11 1990 0 .08 1991 0 .20 1992 0 .11 1993 0 .08 1994 0 .16 1995 0 .11 1996 0 .05 Total 3 2.79
Females Observed Expected 1974 0 .08 1975 0 .10 1976 0 .10 1977 0 .08 1978 1 .13 1979 0 .05 1980 0 .10 1981 0 .08 1982 0 .11 1983 0 .22 1984 0 .13 1985 0 .11 1986 0 .11 1987 0 .08 1988 0 .14 1989 0 .14 1990 0 .22 1991 0 .08 1992 0 .14 1993 0 .08 1994 1 .19 1995 0 .06 1996 0 .14 Total 2 2.66 Source:
Cancer Surveillance