Osteosarcoma Sir Nicholas Winterton To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the incidence was of osteosarcoma for each of the age groups (a) 0 to nine years, (b) 10 to 19 years and (c) 20 to 49 years in areas of the United Kingdom supplied with (i) fluoridated and (ii) non-fluoridated drinking water. Ms Rosie Winterton The information requested is provided in the following table. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Age group|Percentage of fluoridated water| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |0-9 |10-19 |20-49|| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |England |86 |462 |330|—| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ||| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Government office regions | | ||| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North East |4 |30 |23|34.8| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North West |10 |75 |45|3.8| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Yorkshire and the Humber |8 |45 |33|2.6| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |East Midlands |12 |41 |29|13.8| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Midlands |10 |49 |39|70.2| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |East of England |7 |49 |26|—| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ||| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |London |15 |69 |60|—| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |South East |14 |64 |43|—| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |South West |6 |40 |32|—| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1International Classification of Diseases, histology codes 9180, 9181, 9182, 9183, 9184, 9185, 9190. Behaviour code 3. Source: Office for National Statistics.| | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------