§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list by regional health authority, and by year since 1985, including the current year to date, the number of cases of thyroid cancer that have been reported and the number of cases that involved(a) children and (b) adults.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information is shown in the table.
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Number of cases of malignant neoplasm of the thyroid gland1 for England and Wales, Regional health authority, 1985–87 1985 1986 1987 England and Wales 679 734 755 Wales 58 39 60 Northern 38 49 42 Yorkshire 53 47 49 Trent 55 84 65 East Anglian 28 41 27 North West Thames 46 57 41 North East Thames 28 39 44 South East Thames 60 41 47 South West Thames 39 38 40 Wessex 55 39 50 Oxford — 40 44 South Western 58 62 51 West Midlands 84 74 100 Mersey 26 28 35 North Western 51 56 60 1 International Classification Disease code 193.
Number of cases of malignant neoplasm of the thyroid gland for England and Wales, Regional health authority, 1985–87 by age breakdown 1985 1986 1987 Under 15 15+ over Under 15 15+ over Under 15 15+ over England and Wales 4 675 6 728 6 749 Wales 3 55 — 39 — 60 Northern — 38 — 49 1 41 Yorkshire — 53 — 47 — 49 Trent — 55 — 84 — 65 East Anglian — 28 — 41 — 27 North West Thames — 46 1 56 11 41 North East Thames — 28 — 39 44 South East Thames — 60 1 40 47 South West Thames — 39 1 37 40 Wessex — 55 — 39 1 49 Oxford — 1 39 2 42 South Western — 58 1 61 — 51 West Midlands — 84 — 74 1 99 Mersey — 26 1 27 — 35 North Western 1 50 — 56 — 60 1 One case of malignant neoplasm of the thyroid gland 1 or 1987 only identifiable as Thames.