HC Deb 24 July 1984 vol 64 c606W
Mr. Tom Cox

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the total number of cases of asbestosis notified in each of the last 10 years to the pneumoconiosis medical panel.

Mr. Newton

The following table shows the number of awards of industrial death benefit and industrial disablement benefit for asbestosis between 1974 and 1983. Claims in respect of asbestosis where the disease was not diagnosed by pneumoconiosis medical boards are also shown.

Year Deaths under one year Deaths under one year per 1,000 live births
1981 9 7.9
1982 8 7.2
1983 12 10.5