HC Deb 09 February 1989 vol 146 c809W
Mr. Alton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the incidences of thyroid cancer were within a 10-mile radius of(a) Liverpool, (b) Faslane, (c) Holy

Number of (a) newly diagnosed cases, (b) death registrations (underlying cause of death) for malignant neoplasm of the thyroid ICD (9) 1931 by area of usual residence and sex, 1984, 1987
County district/Metropolitan county district of usual residence 1984 Registrations 1984 Deaths 1987 Deaths
Male Female Male Female Male Female
Liverpool 4 8 1 2 1 5
Southampton 0 0 0 0 0 1
Plymouth 1 1 0 1 2 1
Cardiff 0 2 0 1 1 0
Vale of Glamorgan (includes Barry) 1 2 1 0 0 0
1 International Classification of Diseases (ninth revision). Figures are for all ages except 1987 (at age 28 days and over).