HC Deb 05 November 1968 vol 772 c72W
Dr. John Dunwoody

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of deaths that occurred in the last convenient 12-month period from cancer of the lung amongst those below retirement age; and what was the average age at which these deaths occurred in men and in women.

Mr. Snow

Of the 23,548 male deaths in England and Wales attributed to cancer of the lung in 1967, 11,058 were below age 65. Of the 4,704 female deaths, 1,478 were below age 60. The average age at which deaths below these ages occurred was 57 for men and 52 for women.