Leukaemia and Lymphoma

HC Deb 07 July 1988 vol 136 cc712-4W

Mr. Rost

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of recorded and reported leukaemia and lymphoma cases in children under 18 years of age, for each year from 1958 to 1987.

Mrs. Currie

I regret that the exact information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The readily available information is shown in the table, which covers the years 1962–84: 1984 is the latest year for which data are available, whilst prior to 1962 no complete national data are available.

Number of newly-diagnosed cases of (a) leukaemia1, (b) lymphomas2 age-group and sex, England and Wales, 1962–84
Year and age-group	Leukaemia	Lymphomas
	Male	Female	Male	Female
1984
0–14	192	167	95	39
15–19	53	31	86	56
0–19	245	198	181	95
1983
0–14	220	172	79	37
15–19	52	31	93	68
0–19	272	203	172	105
1982
0–14	190	159	85	34
15–19	58	21	90	59
0–19	248	180	175	93
1981
0–14	186	172	96	42
15–19	50	27	93	58
0–19	236	199	189	100
1980
0–14	179	136	94	55
15–19	52	35	83	63
0–19	231	171	177	118
1979
0–14	210	154	94	40
15–19	40	24	81	65
0–19	250	178	175	105
1978
0–14	224	153	107	31
15–19	62	33	79	53
0–19	286	186	186	84
1977
0–14	199	176	101	45
15–19	59	38	75	61
0–19	258	214	176	106
1976
0–14	256	180	112	45
15–19	58	28	71	62
0–19	314	208	183	103
1975
0–14	245	177	99	37
15–19	40	33	67	46
0–19	285	210	166	83
1974
0–14	254	165	67	41
15–19	50	31	82	46
0–19	304	196	149	87
1973
0–14	269	193	65	33
15–19	43	36	72	47
0–19	312	229	137	80
1972
0–14	221	166	95	44
15–19	40	30	77	65
0–19	261	196	172	109
1971
0–14	267	160	83	44
15–19	43	30	55	44
0–19	310	190	138	88

Year and age-group	Leukaemia	Lymphomas
	Male	Female	Male	Female
1970
0–14	192	177	89	44
15–19	40	26	66	43
0–19	232	203	155	87
1969
0–14	199	164	96	25
15–19	55	21	87	45
0–19	254	185	183	70
1968
0–14	189	159	86	35
15–19	41	25	72	42
0–19	230	184	158	77
1967
0–14	166	139	94	37
15–19	29	19	74	50
0–19	195	158	168	87
1966
0–14	145	140	92	50
15–19	45	24	78	54
0–19	190	164	170	104
1965
0–14	184	150	99	43
15–19	43	36	100	52
0–19	227	186	199	95
1964
0–14	138	119	74	29
15–19	36	17	63	46
0–19	174	136	137	75
1963
0–14	150	119	77	26
15–19	25	22	60	37
0–19	175	141	137	63
1962
0–14	166	139	69	38
15–19	44	39	76	38
0–19	210	178	145	76
1 Leukaemia: International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes:
1962–67: 204
1968–78: 204–207
1979–84: 204–208
2 Lymphomas: 1962–84: 200–202.