HC Deb 26 July 1983 vol 46 c357W
Mr. Skinner

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many death certificates issued in 1981 and 1982 record death due to (a) asbestosis, (b) asbestosis and lung cancer and (c) mesothelioma.

Mr. Gummer

Figures for 1982 are not yet available. The numbers of death certificates for 1981 which mention asbestosis, asbestosis and lung cancer and mesothelioma are as follows:

Numbers
Asbestosis with lung cancer 77
Asbestosis with mesothelioma 131
Asbestosis alone or with other disease 59
Total asbestosis 267
Mesothelioma of pleura 294
Mesothelioma of peritoneum 22
Mesothelioma of pleura and peritoneum 5
Mesothelioma, site not specified 120
Total mesothelioma 441

Note: both totals include certificates mentioning both asbestosis and mesothelioma.