§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have been diagnosed as having mesothelioma in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe number of patients who were first diagnosed as having mesothelioma in each of the last five years for which statistics are available is shown in the table.
The number of patients first diagnosed as having mesothelioma in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1987, England and Wales.
Year Number 1983 506 1984 567 1985 545 1986 642 1987 671