§ Mr. Maddenasked the Secretatry of Stae for Social Services how many deaths there have been in each year since 1971, to date; and how many of these were caused by each category of industrial disease.
§ Mr. John PattenThe table attached gives details of the number of deaths in England and Wales between 1971 and 1982
Information on the number of deaths casued by each category of industrial disease is not available.
Deaths from all causes in England and Wales, 1971–1982 Year Sex Total Persons Males Females 1971 288,359 278,903 567,262 1972 300,389 291,500 591,889 1973 296,546 290,932 587,478 1974 295,315 289,977 585,292 1975 294,174 288,667 582,841 1976 300,058 298,458 598,516 1977 289,773 286,155 575,928 1978 295,505 290,396 585,901 1979 297,862 295,157 593,019 1980 291,869 289,516 581,385 1981 289,022 288,868 577,890 1982 290,166 291,695 581,861