Respiratory Disorders

HC Deb 25 February 1976 vol 906 cc264-5W

Mr. George

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many days are currently lost as a result of respiratory disorders in industry.

Mr. O'Malley

Information is not available in the form requested, but the following are the numbers of days of certified incapacity for sickness and invalidity benefit due to diseases of the respiratory system in 1973–74, the latest date for which figures are available. The figures relate to the working population as a whole and not to any particular sector. The figures for tuberculosis are not included. These figures and those for previous years are set out in table 3.75 of the annual publication "Social Security Statistics".

DAYS OF CERTIFIED INCAPACITY FOR SICKNESS AND INVALIDITY BENEFIT IN 1973–74 DUE TO DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
	Men million	Women million
Influenza	7.0	2
Other diseases of respiratory system	47.8	9
Total	54.8	11
Source: 2½ per cent. sample.