Table IIDB05

Prescribed industrial diseases of the lungs and new cases of assessed disablement by disease(a) 1991-2006

Disease	Disease No.	1991		1992		1993		1994		1995		1996		1997		1998		1999		2000		2001		2002(i)		2003(i)		2004(i)		2005(i)		2006(i)(p)
Disease	Disease No.	1991		1992		1993		1994		1995		1996		1997		1998		1999		2000		2001		2002(i)		2003(i)		2004(i)		2005(i)		2006(i)(p)
Farmer's Lung	B6	5	-	5		5		10	-	5		5		5	-	5	-	15	-	-		-		5		-	-	5	-	-		-
Poisoning by nitrous fumes	C15	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Beryllium poisoning	C17	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Cadmium poisoning	C18	5		5		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Primary carcinoma of bronchus or lung in nickel workers	C22b	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Pneumoconiosis(b)	D1	750	(10)	765	(10)	855	(15)	1005	(10)	860	(15)	840	(10)	595	(5)	870	(5)	870	(10)	865	(5)	970	(5)	1740	(10)	1785	(20)	1905	(10)	1585	(15)	1195	(5)
Byssinosis	D2	5	-	5	-	5	(5)	-	-	5	-	5	-	-		-		-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-		5		-	-	-	-
Diffuse mesothelioma	D3	520	(20)	550	(15)	610	(20)	585	(15)	685	(25)	640	(15)	555	(15)	590	(30)	620	(20)	650	(25)	755	(40)	1000	(65)	1170	(80)	1345	(100)	1535	(130)	1460	(120)
Occupational asthma(c)	D7	295	(55)	555	(115)	510	(120)	505	(95)	515	(125)	410	(95)	300	(80)	220	(65)	195	(45)	170	(35)	145	(35)	150	(45)	190	(45)	190	(40)	230	(45)	160	(30)
Primary carcinoma of the lung with accompanying evidence of Asbestosis	D8	55	-	55		70	-	75	-	55	-	50	-	25		40	-	40	-	40	-	55	-	55		70	-	75	-	80	(5)	130	-
	D8	55	-	55		70	-	75	-	55	-	50	-	25		40	-	40	-	40	-	55	-	55		70	-	75	-	80	(5)	130	-
Primary carcinoma of the lung(d)	D8A																															60
Pleural thickening(g)	D9	150		160	(5)	170	-	195	(5)	190	(5)	170	-	155	-	225	(5)	240	(5)	275	-	290	(5)	380	(5)	400	(5)	410	(5)	415	-	375
Primary carcinoma of the lung(d,f)	D10	5		5	-	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Primary carcinoma of the lung with accompanying silicosis(d)	D11	..		..		-		-		5		-		-		-		5		-		5		-		-		-		-
Chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema(d,h)	D12	..		..		1560		2595		270		270		3030		3425		1450		600		450		475		405		290		190		130
Total		1790		2105		3790		4975		2585		2395		4660		5385		3435		2605		2670		3810		4020		4235		4035		3515

Notes:

(a) Figures in brackets show the number of females. Where no figure is given, all cases were male.
(b) See also Tables IIDB06 and IIDB07.
(c) See also Tables IIDB08 and IIDB09.
(d) The following diseases were prescribed after January 1 1991: Disease Number: D11; date prescribed: April 19 1993. Disease Number: D12; date prescribed: September 13 1993. Disease Number: D8A; date prescribed: April 6 2006.
(e) Previously classified as 'Lung cancer in asbestos workers'. New classification used from April 19 1993.
(f) Previously classified as 'Lung cancer'.
(g) From 9 April 1997, the definitions of these diseases were changed to admit unilateral diffuse pleural thickening. Previously this was required to be bilateral.
(h) From 9 April 1997, changes to the definitions of this disease allowed more claimants to qualify. The large number of assessed cases in 1997 and 1998 results from this change.
(i) In April 2002 a more accurate method of data collection was introduced by DWP. The apparent increases for some diseases are believed to be largely due to this rather than reflecting true rises in claims and assessments. In addition, from April 2002 the figures include a small number of cases where the claimant has been assessed as suffering but with no loss of faculty.
.. Not applicable.
- Nil or negligible
To maintain the anonymity of customers all 100% data has been rounded to the nearest 5. Therefore totals may not sum.
(p) Provisional.
Source: DWP