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Asbestosis

Volume 892: debated on Wednesday 21 May 1975

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asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will provide figures showing the number of deaths attributable to asbestosis in each of the last 10 years for which statistics are available.

I would refer my hon. Friend to my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Morpeth (Mr. Grant) on 27th March.—[Vol. 889, c. 278.]

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she has

MID-YEAR POPULATION ESTIMATES FOR CORNWALL
(thousands
Age
YearUnder 11–45–1415–4445–6465 and overAll ages
19715·621·554·8232·1*66·0380·0
19725·321·456·4235·6*67·6386·3
19735·422·357·6138·5100·369·4393·5
19745·122·458·2141·2100·371·4398·6
* Figures for the ages groups 15–44 and 45–64 separately are not available.
Corresponding figures for Great Britain are:
MID-YEAR POPULATION ESTIMATES FOR GREAT BRITAIN
(thousands)
Age
YearUnder 11–45–1415–4445–6465 and overAll ages
1971864·83,484·18,616·220,874·413,060·27,172·154,071·8
1972818·63,433·98,718·320,982·612,996·17,299·254,248·7
1973765·23,380·78,781·821,129·212,907·17,422·354,386·3
1974711·43,268·38,819·921,265·912,809·47,546·654,421·5
No official population projects for Cornwall have been made.