§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) cervical smear tests were performed, (b) abnormalities were discovered and (c) colposcopies were performed at the end of the last three years; and what estimate he has made of the number of lives saved as a result. [10806]
§ Mr. BoatengThe available information for the years 1993–94 to 1995–96—the latest available—is given in the tables. The Department of Health does not collect figures on the number of colposcopies performed.
(a) Number of cervical smears examined by pathology laboratories in England align="right">Thousands 1993–94 1994–95 1994–96 Number of cervical smears examined by pathology laboratories 4,477 4,505 4,593 Source:
Form KC61
(b) Number of abnormalities discovered 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 Number of abnormal test results1 328 353 361 Notes:
1 Inadequate smears are excluded. Abnormal results are all tests which did not shown as negative.
The number of deaths from cervical cancer (England) fell from 1,532 in 1992 to 1,256 in 1995 (Source: Office for National Statistics).
Source:
Form KC61.