§ Mr. George Grantasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons have been assessed as asbestosis sufferers under the Industrial Injuries Act.
§ Mr. O'Malley:This information is not available but a special survey in 1971 showed that 787 people were then receiving industrial injuries disablement benefit in respect of asbestosis.
§ Mr. George Grantasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many newly diagnosed cases of asbestosis there have been in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. O'Malley:The table shows the number of claimants for disablement benefit under the Industrial Injuries Act for whom asbestosis was diagnosed.
1965 … … … … 82 1966 … … … … 114 1967 … … … … 168 1968 … … … … 130 1969 … … … … 134 1970 … … … … 153 1971 … … … … 145 1972 … … … … 125 1973 … … … … 143 1974 … … … … 139