§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many babies were born with neuroblastoma in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how many children died of the condition over the same period.
§ Mr. Freeman[holding answer 27 November 1989]: The latest available data on newly reported cases of childhood neuroblastoma cover the years 1971–80, and indicate that during that period 374 new cases were reported for males aged 0–14 years and 277 cases for females.
The number of deaths from neuroblastoma during this period, or for a later five-year period, could be determined only at disproportionate cost.