§ Mr. Peter Freemanasked the Minister of Health the number of deaths from cancer in England and Wales during 1945; and the proportion of the crude death rate from cancer per 1,000,000 living persons during 1945.
§ Mr. Bevan:The number of deaths from cancer in England and Wales during 1945 was 73,754; this represents a crude death rate of 1,945 per million living. These figures are provisional and relate only to civilians.