Duchy of Lancaster written question – answered at on 17 October 2008.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many people died from an asbestos-related condition in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year since 1997.
I have been asked to reply.
There are no data available at the constituency level.
Deaths from mesothelioma, 1997-2005
The number of deaths from mesothelioma for South Tyneside, the North East and for England is given in the following table.
South Tyneside | North East | England | |
1997 | 15 | 126 | 1,181 |
1998 | 12 | 100 | 1,334 |
1999 | 8 | 119 | 1,406 |
2000 | 15 | 123 | 1,425 |
2001 | 18 | 154 | 1,630 |
2002 | 9 | 127 | 1,622 |
2003 | 8 | 112 | 1,642 |
2004(1) | 15 | 134 | 1,731 |
2005(1) | 10 | 159 | 1,787 |
(1) Provisional Source: Health and Safety Executive British Mesothelioma Register |
Deaths from lung cancer due to asbestos
Lung cancer deaths caused by asbestos are clinically indistinguishable from those caused by other agents such as tobacco smoke. It is estimated that about the same number of lung cancer deaths due to asbestos occur each year as mesothelioma deaths.
Deaths with asbestosis specified as underlying cause, 1997-2005( 1)
The number of deaths where asbestosis was specified as the underlying cause of death in South Tyneside, the North East, and the United Kingdom each year from 1997 is given in the following table.
South Tyneside | North East | England | |
1997 | 3 | 10 | 55 |
1998 | 0 | 8 | 49 |
1999 | 0 | 10 | 55 |
2000 | 0 | 13 | 57 |
2001 | 1 | 14 | 68 |
2002 | 2 | 20 | 94 |
2003 | 5 | 19 | 96 |
2004(2) | 3 | 19 | 83 |
2005(2) | 0 | 15 | 107 |
(1) Excluding the small number of cases which also mention mesothelioma (2) Provisional Source: Health and Safety Executive British Asbestosis Register |
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