HC Deb 04 July 1944 vol 401 cc1004-5W
Mr. Leach

asked the Minister of Health how many deaths from cancer were recorded in England and Wales in the years 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942 and 1943.

Mr. Willink

The number of deaths from cancer registered in England and Wales during the years 1939 to 1943 was as follows:

1939 … … 67,154
1940 … … 68,922
1941 … … 69,227
1942 … … 70,419
1943 … … 72,158(provisional)