HC Deb 11 February 1992 vol 203 cc490-3W
Mr. Tony Lloyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people died from occupational diseases in each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Forth

Figures for deaths due to asbestosis, mesothelioma and other industrial diseases, taken from the latest published statistics ("Health and Safety Statistics 1989–90"), are given in the table.

Asbestosis Mesothelioma Other
1980 102 458 697
1981 137 472 633
1982 128 504 624
1983 121 573 655
1984 129 624 531
1985 140 615 587
1986 166 702 524
1987 144 808 484
1988 152 860
1989 145 853

For asbestosis and mesothelioma the numbers are taken from death certificates mentioning either of these conditions. An estimated 100 mesotheliomas annually are not asbestos-related. For other diseases the numbers are for individual awards of death benefit under the industrial injuries scheme (excluding those for asbestosis and mesothelioma) up to the discontinuation of this benefit in April 1988. These figures exclude asbestos-related lung cancers, which are estimated to be about twice as numerous as mesotheliomas.

EMAS Staff at 1 April 1988 by Occupational Group and Location
Areas Doctors Nurses Others1 Total
South West 5.0 3.0 3.5 11.5
South 1.0 2.0 1.5 4.5
South East 1.0 1.0 1.5 3.5
London North 2.0 2.0 3.0 7.0
London South 1.5 2.0 2.5 6.0
East Anglia 2.0 1.0 1.0 4.0
Northern Home Counties 2.0 1.0 2.5 5.5
East Midlands 1.5 2.0 1.5 5.0
West Midlands 5.0 3.0 3.0 11.0
Wales 3.5 3.0 3.0 9.5
Marches 2.0 2.0 2.0 6.0
North Midlands 1.5 2.0 0.5 4.0
South Yorkshire and Humberside 1.0 3.0 1.5 5.5
West and North Yorkshire 1.5 2.0 2.0 5.5
Greater Manchester 3.5 2.0 2.0 7.5
Merseyside 1.5 2.0 1.5 5.0
North West 2.0 3.0 1.0 6.0
North East 3.5 5.0 3.5 12.0
Scotland East 4.5 3.0 4.0 11.5
Scotland West 1.0 3.0 2.0 6.0
1 Administrative and support staff.
EMAS Staff at 1 April 1989 by Occupational Group and Location
Areas Doctors Nurses Others1 Total
South West 4.0 3.0 2.5 9.5
South 2.0 1.0 1.5 4.5
South East 1.0 2.0 1.5 4.5
London North 2.5 2.0 3.5 8.0
London South 1.0 2.0 2.0 5.0
East Anglia 2.0 2.0 2.0 6.0
Northern Home Counties 2.0 1.0 2.0 5.0
East Midlands 1.5 2.0 1.5 5.0
West Midlands 3.0 2.0 2.0 7.0
Wales 3.0 3.0 3.0 9.0
Marches 2.0 2.0 2.0 6.0
North Midlands 1.5 2.0 1.0 4.5
Areas Doctors Nurses Others1 Total
South Yorkshire and Humberside 1.0 3.0 1.5 5.5
West and North Yorkshire 2.5 2.0 2.0 6.5
Greater Manchester 3.5 2.0 2.0 7.5
Merseyside 1.5 2.0 1.5 5.0
North West 2.0 3.0 1.5 6.5
North East 3.0 5.0 3.0 11.0
Scotland East 3.5 2.5 3.0 9.0
Scotland West 2.5 2.0 1.0 5.5
1 Administrative and support staff.
EMAS Staff at 1 April 1990 by Occupational Group and Location
Areas Doctors Nurses Others1 Total
South West 4.0 4.0 3.0 11.0
South 2.0 2.0 1.5 5.5
South East 1.0 2.0 1.0 4.0
London North 1.0 2.0 2.5 5.5
London South 2.0 1.0 1.5 4.5
East Anglia 2.5 0.5 2.0 5.0
Northern Home Counties 2.0 2.0 4.0
East Midlands 2.5 2.0 1.5 6.0
West Midlands 3.0 3.0 3.0 9.0
Wales 3.0 4.0 3.0 10.0
Marches 2.0 2.0 2.0 6.0
North Midlands 1.5 2.0 1.0 4.5
South Yorkshire and Humberside 1.0 3.0 1.5 5.5
West and North Yorkshire 3.5 1.0 1.5 5.5
Greater Manchester 1.5 2.0 2.5 6.0
Merseyside 1.5 2.0 1.5 5.0
North West 2.0 2.0 2.5 6.5
North East 4.0 5.0 3.0 12.0
Scotland East 3.5 4.0 3.0 10.5
Scotland West 2.5 4.0 1.5 8.0
1 Administrative and support staff.
EMAS staff at 1 April 1991 by occupational group and location
Areas Doctors Nurses Total
South West 4.0 3.0 7.0
South 3.0 2.0 5.0
South East 2.0 2.0 4.0
London North 1.5 3.0 4.5
London South 1.0 1.0 2.0
East Anglia 3.0 0.5 3.5
Northern Home Counties 2.0 1.0 3.0
East Midlands 2.5 2.0 4.5
West Midlands 2.0 3.0 5.0
Wales 2.0 4.0 6.0
Marches 2.0 2.0
North Midlands 1.5 2.0 3.5
South Yorkshire and Humberside 2.0 2.0 4.0
West and North Yorkshire 2.5 2.0 4.5
Greater Manchester 3.5 2.0 5.5
Merseyside 1.5 2.0 3.5
North West 2.0 3.0 5.0
North East 3.0 5.0 8.0
Scotland East 3.5 4.0 7.5
Scotland West 2.5 3.0 5.5
Note EMAS became an integral part of HSEs field operations division (FOD) from 2 April 1990. From that date administrative and other field-based support staff were no longer specifically allocated to EMAS, but to FOD itself.
EMAS staff at 1 February 1992 by occupational group and location
Areas Doctors Nurses Total
South West 3.0 3.0 6.0
South 3.0 2.0 5.0
South East 3.0 2.0 5.0
Areas Doctors Nurses Total
London North 2.5 3.0 5.5
London South 2.0 2.0 4.0
East Anglia 2.0 1.5 3.5
Northern Home Counties 2.0 1.0 3.0
East Midlands 2.5 2.0 4.5
West Midlands 2.0 3.0 5.0
Wales 2.0 4.0 6.0
Marches 2.0 2.0 4.0
North Midlands 2.5 2.0 4.5
South Yorkshire and Humberside 2.0 1.0 3.0
West and North Yorkshire 2.5 2.0 4.5
Greater Manchester 2.5 2.0 4.5
Merseyside 2.5 2.0 4.5
North West 2.0 3.0 5.0
North East 3.0 5.0 8.0
Scotland East 4.0 3.0 7.0
Scotland West 2.5 3.0 5.5
Note. EMAS became an integral part of HSEs field operations division (FOD) from 2 April 1990. From that date administrative and other field-based staff were no longer specifically allocated to EMAS. but to FOD itself.