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Table IIDB05

Prescribed industrial diseases of the lungs and new cases of assessed disablement by disease(a) 1991-2008

Disease Disease No. 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002(i) 2003(i) 2004(i) 2005(i) 2006(i) 2007(i) 2008(i)(p)
Farmer's Lung B6 5 - 5   5   10 - 5   5   5 - 5 - 15 - -   -   5   - - 5 - -   -   20 - 15 -
Poisoning by nitrous fumes C15 -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -  
Beryllium poisoning C17 -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -  
Cadmium poisoning C18 5   5   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -  
Primary carcinoma of bronchus orlung 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) 1065 (15) 1110 (10)
Byssinosis D2 5 - 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) 1615 (175) 1735 (180)
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) 125 (25) 140 (20)
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 - 105 - 110 (5)
Primary carcinoma of the lung(d) D8A                                                             60   90 - 130 (10)
Pleural thickening(f) 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   395 - 400 (10)
Primary carcinoma of the lung(d,e) D10 5   5 - -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -  
Primary carcinoma of the lung with D11 ..   ..   -   -   5   -   -   -   5   -   5   -   -   -   -   -   -   -  
accompanying silicosis(d)            
Chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema(d,g) D12 ..   ..   1560   2595   270   270   3030   3425   1450   600   450   475   405   290   190   130   205   90  
Total   1790   2105   3790   4975   2585   2395   4660   5385   3435   2605   2670   3810   4020   4235   4035   3515   3620   3740  

Notes

  • (a) Figures in brackets show the number of females. Where no figure is given, all cases were male.
  • (b) See also Tables IIS06 and IIS07.
  • (c) See also Tables IIS08 and IIS09.
  • (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) Due to work in the mines, exposure to bis(chloromethyl) ether, or zinc, calcium or strontium chromates.
  • (f) From 9 April 1997, the definitions of these diseases were changed to admit unilateral diffuse pleural thickening. Previously this was required to be bilateral.
  • (g) 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.
  • (h) 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.

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