§ Mrs. WiseTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many cases of industrial asthma have been recorded in the past 10 years; and how many cases of industrial asthma where the sensitiser was flour have been recorded since the milling and handling of flour became recognised as a cause of industrial asthma. [16897]
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§ Sir Paul BeresfordThe table shows the number of new cases of assessed disablement from occupational asthma from prescribed agents under the industrial injuries scheme in Great Britain. The first complete year of record is 1983.
Year Total new cases Cases due to flour and grain dust 1983 183 54 1984 137 32 1985 166 54 1986 166 46 1987 220 50 1988 222 40 1989 220 43 1990 216 55 1991 293 64 1992 553 60 1993 510 66 1994 506 59 No provisional estimates for 1995 is yet available as the data are still being collated and checked by the Department of Social Security.