§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the cancer registrations aged nought to 19 years in Scotland and the United Kingdom from 1971 to 1981 inclusive; and what this represents as a rate per 100,000 population.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe latest information is given in the following table:
Cancer registrations age 0–19 years by year of registration 1971–1981: Scotland and Great Britain: Numbers and rate/100,000 Scotland Great Britain Year of registration Number Rate/100,000 Number Rate/100,000 1971 174 9.99 1,820 10.92 1972 188 10.82 1,888 11.28 1973 202 11.66 1,888 11.27 1974 211 12.26 1,849 11.08 1975 198 11.63 1,898 11.43 1976 198 11.74 1,976 11.99 1977 218 13.14 1,938 11.88 1978 208 12.76 1,854 11.49 1979 178 11.10 1,772 11.07 1980 249 15.79 1,799 11.33 1981 193 12.39 * * Note: Figures are for Great Britain not United Kingdom. * Data are not available.
§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the cancer registrations for the whole population, divided into appropriate age groupings, for Ayrshire, the Arran health board area, the West of Scotland, Scotland and the United Kingdom for 1982; and what this represents as a rate per 100,000 population.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe latest information is given in the following table: 141W
0 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 74 75 to 84 85+ All ages England and Wales Number 5,510 7, 275 18,354 40,950 62,43607 11,175 189,799 Rate/100,000 22.12 124.13 330.42 745.56 1,364.20 1,892.99 2,204.58 385.42 Great Britain Number 6,549 8356 20,734 45,952 70,456 48,810 12,477 213,334 Rate/100,000 23.71 129.45 337.80 760.88 1,389.66 1,932.39 2,264.42 392.18 This table includes a small number of cases with an unrecorded area of residence.
Note: Figures are for Great Britain not United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the pattern of distribution of all cancers in all age groups in each year from 1972 to 1982, relating incidence to the smallest identifiable area, ward, constituency, or district council area and where any identifiable clusters appeared in any part of Scotland in any year.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information asked for is voluminous and I am sending the hon. Member a copy of the latest published statistics on cancer registration in Scotland for the years 1963 to 1977. A later publication in this series is in course of preparation.