Table IIDBGOR2

Data from DWP Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit Scheme showing a breakdown by country of newly identified cases of prescribed industrial diseases (c) (other than lung)

	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Musculoskeletal (a)
England	315	360	310	325	210	180
Wales	25	15	20	20	10	15
Scotland	20	15	20	20	20	20
Great Britain (b)	360	390	345	370	245	215
Occupational deafness (c)
England	195	255	240	205	155	135
Wales	25	25	30	25	20	15
Scotland	40	55	60	25	35	20
Great Britain (b)	265	335	330	255	210	175
Vibration white finger (d)
England	1910	1340	725	610	470	375
Wales	165	160	125	105	75	65
Scotland	350	270	165	150	95	70
Great Britain (b)	2425	1775	1015	865	645	510

Carpal tunnel syndrome
England	610	750	570	495	370	335
Wales	40	125	125	80	60	45
Scotland	145	155	125	100	90	55
Great Britain (b)	795	1030	820	675	520	435
Allergic rhinitis
England	60	85	70	65	35	35
Wales	15	5	15	15	10	5
Scotland	5	5	5	15	5	-
Great Britain (b)	75	100	90	90	50	45
Dermatitis
England	125	155	140	125	105	100
Wales	20	15	10	20	20	5
Scotland	20	25	20	20	20	10
Great Britain (b)	170	200	170	165	145	115

Source: Department for Work and Pensions Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit Scheme (IIDB).
(a) Mainly upper limb disorders.
(b) GB figures may exceed the sum of the countries because they include a small number of individuals who developed industrial diseases in Great Britain but currently reside abroad.
(c) For deafness, figures relate to calendar years.
(d) For VWF, fluctuations in the number of cases are less likely to reflect real changes in disease incidence and more likely to be due to other influences on sufferers’ propensity to claim compensation.
(e) To maintain the anonymity of customers all 100% data has been rounded to the nearest 5. Therefore totals may not sum.