§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons are suffering from osteoarthritis.
§ Dr. OwenWhilst some 5 million people may show X-ray changes assoc-
ICD category (8th Rev.) Disease Number of deaths 446.0 Polyarteritis nodosa … … … … 137 446.2 Wegener's granulomatosis … … … … 27 446.3 Cranial arteritis … … … … 28 446.9 Other conditions allied to polyarteritis nodosa … … … … 19 716 Polymyositis and dermatomyositis … … … … 39 734.0 Progressive systemic sclerosis … … … … 67 734.1 Systemic lupus erythematosus … … … … 140 Total … … … … 457 I regret that there is little information available about the total numbers suffering from given diseases.