§ Mrs. Joyce Butlerasked the Minister of Health if he will give particulars of cervical cancer screening services available in Norwich and elsewhere in Norfolk.
§ Mr. LoughlinThese services, which are still being developed, are centred on152W Norwich and King's Lynn, where screening is available for women with symptoms attending hospital clinics. In addition, King's Lynn has an open clinic and Norwich has begun to accept some references from non-hospital sources.
§ Mrs. Joyce Butlerasked the Minister of Health what would be the total annual number of tests required in the United Kingdom if all women at risk were screened for cervical cancer every five years; and how many such tests were made last year.
§ Mr. LoughlinFigures available in my Department relate to England and Wales. Upwards of 2,500,000 tests would be required annually to screen all women over 35 every five years. The December returns are not yet complete but by June last year tests were being carried out at a rate of more than 600,000 per year.
§ Mrs. Joyce Butlerasked the Minister of Health if he will give details of deaths due to cancer of the cervix uteri in England and Wales for the year 1964, including the number of deaths in each age group.
§ Mr. Loughlin
DEATHS OF WOMEN DUE TO CANCER OF THE CERVIX UTERI (I.C.D.* No. 171): ENGLAND AND WALES, 1964 Ages at death Numbers Rates per million living All Ages … 2,577 106 0- … — — 15- … 3 0 25- … 32 11 35- … 337 105 45- … 627 202 55- … 561 187 65- … 572 262 75- … 370 326 85 and over … 75 311 * International Classification of Diseases.