§ Mrs. Ann Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list those hospitals which specialise in the treatment of patients suffering from leukaemia.
§ Mr. John PattenThis information is not available centrally.
§ Mrs. Ann Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the organisations in receipt of funds from his Department which provide support or treatment for sufferers of leukaemia or their families; and how much each of these organisations received from his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. John PattenThe only application for funding the Department has received from a voluntary body concerned with leukaemia is from the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow
Number of newly diagnosed cases of leukaemia and rates per 100,000 population, by area of residence, 1976 to1980 Area of residence 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate England and Wales 3,928 7.9 3,939 8.0 3,887 7.9 3,852 7.8 3,678 7.4 Regional health authority Northern 192 6.1 224 7.1 213 6.8 232 7.4 216 6.9 Yorkshire 299 8.3 307 8.5 318 8.8 287 8.0 283 7.8 Trent 346 7.6 378 8.3 383 8.4 384 8.4 399 8.7 East Anglian 181 10.0 178 9.8 196 10.6 188 10.1 154 8.2 North West Thames 306 8.8 297 8.6 277 8.0 280 8.1 251 7.3 North East Thames 163 4.3 213 5.6 254 6.7 265 7.0 220 5.8 South East Thames 357 9.9 283 7.9 248 6.9 268 7.5 245 6.8 South West Thames 272 9.3 240 8.2 186 6.3 206 7.0 207 7.0 Wessex 222 8.2 226 8.3 257 9.5 240 8.8 277 101 Oxford 154 6.9 159 7.1 175 7.7 187 8.1 131 5.6 South Western 302 10.0 310 10.2 296 9.8 299 9.8 284 9.3 West Midlands 274 5.3 285 5.5 314 6.1 287 5.5 306 5.9 Mersey 183 7.3 176 7.1 160 6.5 184 7.4 158 6.4 North Western 352 8.6 345 8.5 309 7.6 315 7.8 323 8.0 Wales 325 11.6 318 11.4 301 10.7 230 8.2 224 8.0 1976 to 1978 ICD 204.207 1979 and 1980 ICD 204.208
§ Mrs. Ann Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give a breakdown by region of the number of recorded deaths of sufferers of leukaemia and of the number of such deaths per thousand population in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
528WAppeal, which has, for a number of years, received a grant under section 64 of the 1968 Health Services and Public Health Act. The details requested are as follows:
Year Amount £ 1979–80 5,000 1980–81 5,000 1981–82 6,000 1982–83 6,000 1983–84 6,000 In addition, research into cancer remains a major commitment by the Medical Research Council which is the main Government funded body supporting such research from their grant-in-aid under the science vote of the Department of Education and Science.
In the financial year 1982–83 the MRC spent approximately £11 million on research directly related to cancer and approximately a further £8 million on work on related topics which could produce findings relevant to the disease.
The Department also supports research into the health service aspects of the disease.
§ Mrs. Ann Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give a breakdown by region of the occurrence of leukaemia in each of the last five years for which figures are available as a total number of patients in each region and as the rate per thousand population in each region.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information is given in the table. Rates are shown per 100,000 population for clarity of presentation.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information is given in the table. Rates are shown per 100,000 population for clarity of presentation.
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Number of deaths from leukaemia and rates per 100,000 population, by area of residence, 1979 to 1983 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Area of residence Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate England and Wales 3,272 6.6 3,340 6.7 3,349 6.7 3,462 7.0 3,481 7.0 Regional health authority Northern 203 6.5 183 5.8 194 6.2 196 6.3 189 6.1 Yorkshire 226 6.3 236 6.5 243 6.7 224 6.2 226 6.3 Trent 291 6.4 311 6.8 312 6.8 301 6.5 315 6.8 East Anglian 130 7.0 138 7.3 128 6.8 150 7.8 134 7.0 North West Thames 234 6.8 219 6.3 239 6.9 231 6.7 209 6.0 North East Thames 247 6.6 237 6.3 241 6.4 293 7.8 275 7.4 South East Thames 274 7.7 282 7.9 284 7.9 284 7.9 296 8.3 South West Thames 202 6.9 213 7.2 236 8.0 240 8.1 214 7.3 Wessex 183 6.7 211 7.7 183 6.6 174 6.3 207 7.4 Oxford 138 6.0 150 6.5 131 5.6 147 6.2 164 6.9 South Western 243 8.0 229 7.5 238 7.7 253 8.2 214 6.9 West Midlands 328 6.3 312 6.0 314 61 310 6.0 365 7.1 Mersey 144 5.8 149 6.1 155 6.3 193 7.9 145 6.0 North Western 243 6.0 250 6.2 249 6.2 262 6.5 266 6.6 Wales 186 6.6 192 6.8 166 5.9 157 5.6 206 7.3 Note: ICD 204 to 208
§ Mrs. Ann Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what have been the total number of recorded cases of leuknemia in the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available amongst (a) men and (b) women.
Number of newly diagnosed cases of leukaemia in the United Kingdom, by sex—1971 to 1980 United Kingdom England and Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Year Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females 1971 2,142 1,672 1,902 1,501 173 136 67 35 1972 2,266 1,841 2,025 1,620 182 170 59 51 1973 2,308 1,905 2,055 1,710 186 147 67 48 1974 2,433 1,900 2,200 1,711 171 157 62 32 1975 2,452 2,034 2,164 1,781 218 193 70 60 1976 2,389 2,045 2,119 1,809 214 197 56 39 1977 2,404 2,068 2,106 1,833 226 193 72 42 1978 2,441 1,991 2,148 1,739 231 215 62 37 1979 2,469 1,941 2,153 1,699 215 178 101 64 1980 2,307 1,870 2,040 1,638 206 174 61 58 1971 to 1978, ICD 204–207. 1979 and 1980, ICD 204–208.
§ Mrs. Ann Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what have been the total number of recorded cases of leuknemia in the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available amongst (a) men and (b) women.
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Number of deaths from leukaemia in the United Kingdom, by sex—1974 to 1983 United Kingdom England and Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Year Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females 1974 1,844 1,609 1,666 1,435 129 149 49 25 1975 1,971 1,623 1,753 1,441 164 140 54 42 1976 1,925 1,659 1,707 1,485 173 151 45 23 1977 1,937 1,673 1,711 1,488 168 145 58 40 1978 2,056 1,737 1,832 1,540 166 155 58 42 1979 1,957 1,712 1,748 1,524 154 150 55 38 1980 2,053 1,697 1,830 1,510 168 144 55 43 1981 1,999 1,720 1,800 1,549 156 129 43 42 1982 2,077 1,786 1,857 1,605 162 140 58 41 1983 2,075 1,786 1,880 1,601 155 152 40 33 1974 to 1978, ICD 204–207. 1979 to 1983, ICD 204⤓208.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information is given in the table.