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Mr. Corbyn
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will provide a breakdown by age of breast screening examinations undertaken over the past three years.[17370]
Mr. Milburn
The information requested is available for 1994–95 and 1995–96 only and is shown in the table.
| Thousands | ||||||
| Age groups | ||||||
| Year | Total numberof women screened | 45–49 | 50–54 | 55–59 | 60–64 | 65+ |
| 1994–95 | 1,040.7 | 32.3 | 351.4 | 332.8 | 292.1 | 32.1 |
| 1995–96 | 1,060.0 | 33.8 | 372.2 | 330.8 | 273.4 | 49.8 |
Source:
KC62. Statistics Division SD2B.