Table IIDB09

Occupational asthma: new cases of assessed disablement, by percentage disablement 1992-2006

	1992		1993		1994		1995		1996		1997		1998		1999		2000		2001		2002		2003		2004		2005		2006(p)
	14% or more	of which 50% +	14% or more	of which 50% +	14% or more	of which 50% +	14% or more	of which 50% +	14% or more	of which 50% +	14% or more	of which 50% +	14% or more	of which 50% +	14% or more	of which 50% +	14% or more	of which 50% +	14% or more	of which 50% +	14% or more	of which 50% +	14% or more	of which 50% +	14% or more	of which 50% +	14% or more	of which 50% +	14% or more	of which 50% +
Agent(a)
Isocyanates	95	-	90	5	100	10	80	-	75	5	35	5	20	-	25	-	30	-	20	-	20	-	35	-	35	-	20	-	25	-
Platinum salts	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	5	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hardening agents	55	5	40	5	40	-	45	5	20	-	15	-	15	-	5	-	5	-	5	-	5	-	10	-	5	-	20	-	10	-
Soldering flux	35	5	30	-	25	-	35	-	30	5	25	-	25	-	10	-	20	-	5	-	10	-	10	-	10	5	20	-	5	-
Proteolytic enzymes	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	10	-	-	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Animals/insects	5	-	5	-	-	-	10	-	10	-	10	-	5	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	5	-	5	-	-	-
Flour/grain	55	5	55	-	50	-	65	-	55	-	40	-	25	-	20	-	10	-	15	-	25	-	25	-	25	-	20	5	20	-
TOTAL 1-7	245	15	220	10	220	15	240	5	195	10	125	10	100	-	75	5	75	-	55	-	65	5	90	-	85	5	80	5	65	5
Agent(b)
Antibiotics	5	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-
Cimetidine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wood dusts	45	5	35	-	30	-	35	-	30	-	25	-	10	-	10	-	15	-	15	-	10	-	15	-	20	-	15	-	10	-
Ispaghula	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Castor bean dust	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ipecacuanha	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Azodicarbonamide	10	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TOTAL 8-14	55	5	40	-	35	5	40	-	35	-	25	-	10	-	10	-	15	-	20	-	10	-	15	-	25	-	15	-	10	-
TOTAL 1-14	300	20	265	10	255	15	280	10	225	10	150	10	110	5	90	5	90	-	75	-	75	5	105	5	105	5	95	5	75	5
Agent(c)
Animals/insects (larval forms)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Glutaraldehyde	10	-	10	-	10	-	25	-	10	-	10	-	15	-	10	-	10	-	10	-	5	-	10	-	10	-	-	-	5	-
Persulphate salts and henna	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Crustaceans	5	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	5	-	5	-	5	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reactive dyes	5	-	5	-	-	-	10	-	5	-	5	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Soya bean dust	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tea dust	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Green coffee bean dust	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fumes from stainless steel welding	15	-	15	-	20	-	25	-	25	-	25	5	10	-	10	-	10	-	5	-	5	-	15	-	10	-	15	-	5	-
Latex(d)	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	5	-	-	-
Open category	90	10	115	5	120	5	95	5	85	-	55	5	45	5	40	-	30	5	35	5	30	-	20	5	35	5	65	-	40	-
TOTAL 15-25	130	10	155	10	165	5	160	5	140	5	110	10	85	5	70	5	55	5	50	5	45	-	50	5	55	5	90	-	55	-
TOTAL ALL AGENTS	430	30	415	20	420	20	440	15	365	15	260	20	195	10	160	5	145	5	125	5	125	5	160	5	160	10	185	10	130	5
PERCENTAGE OF ALL CASES
Agents 1 to 14	82%	6%	81%	4%	83%	6%	87%	2%	90%	3%	84%	6%	87%	2%	77%	3%	87%	1%	85%	2%	81%	5%	79%	2%	81%	4%	82%	6%	81%	3%
Agents 15 to 25	70%	5%	83%	5%	83%	3%	84%	3%	88%	3%	92%	7%	87%	5%	88%	4%	89%	8%	85%	8%	85%	2%	93%	7%	93%	12%	80%	1%	83%	3%
ALL AGENTS 1 TO 25	78%	5%	82%	4%	83%	4%	86%	3%	89%	3%	87%	6%	87%	4%	82%	3%	88%	4%	85%	5%	82%	4%	83%	4%	84%	6%	81%	3%	81%	3%

Notes:

(a) Agents prescribed from the start of the prescription.
(b) Agents added to prescribed list with effect from 1.9.1986.
(c) Agents added to prescribed list with effect from 26.9.1991.
(d) Agent added to prescribed list with effect from 14.3.2005.
(p) Provisional.
Figures for 2005 exclude a small number of cases for which the percentage assessment disability or causative agent had not been coded at the time of publication due to the provisional nature of the data.
- Nil or negligible
.. Not applicable
To maintain the anonymity of customers all 100% data has been rounded to the nearest 5. Therefore totals may not sum.
Source: DWP