§ Mr. BaronTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the occurrence rale of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia was in each of the last five years. [127018]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl to Mr. John Baron, dated 17 July 2003:
454WThe National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question concerning what the occurrence rate of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia was in each of the last five years. I am replying in his absence. (127018)The rates for newly diagnosed cases of acute lymphoblastic leukeamia1 for the most recent five years for which data are available for children aged under fifteen in England arc given in the table below.
Rates of newly diagnosed cases of acute lymphoblastic leukeamia1 per 100,000 children aged under 15, England, 1995–99 Under 15 1995 3.5 1996 3.4 1997 3.1 1998 3.6 1999 3.3 1 For the years 1995 to 1999, International Classification of Disease, Tenth Revision (ICD-10), code C91.0. Source:
Office for National Statistics, "Cancer statistics-registrations. England 1999". Series MBI no. 30. London: The Stationary Office, 2002.
Available on the National Statistics website at http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/Mbl_30/MBl_30pdf.
Office for National Statistics, "Cancer statistics-registrations.
England 1998". Series MBI no. 30. London: The Stationary Office, 2002
Available on the National Statistics website at http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/Mbl_30/MBl_29pdf.
Office for National Statistics, "Cancer statistics-registrations. England 1995–97". Series MBI no. 30. London: The Stationary Office, 2002.
Available on the National Statistics website at http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/Mbl_30/MBl_ 28pdf.