HC Deb 01 May 1961 vol 639 cc76-7W
23. Mrs. Hart

asked the Minister of Health bow many cases of leukaemia were included among the cases of cancer notified to the General Registry Office in each of the last 10 years.

Miss Pitt

Following are the figures:

CANCER REGISTRATIONS, ENGLAND AND WALES, 1948–1957
Year Total new registrations (confirmed cases) Cases of Leukaemia (included in previous column)
1948 50,919 553
1949 54,393 588
1950 55,147 697
1951 57,852 810
1952 62,565 919
1953 67,131 869
1954 66,005 948
1955 64,245 922
1956 72,654 1,121
1957 82,494 1,364

NOTES:

  1. (a) Figures of confirmed cases for later years are not yet available.
  2. (b) Registration is not complete. The increase in the figures mainly reflects fuller registration.