94 trends In this issue London: The Stationery Office A publication of the Government Statistical Service Contents 1 Population review of 1997: England and Wales Outlines the main features of the population of England and Wales in 1997 Paula Guy In brief 8 The first issue of Health Statistics Quarterly, The population of selected European countries by country of birth, Preparing for the 2001 Census, Recent ONS publications Updates and demographic indicators 11 Birth statistics: recent trends in England and Wales 12 Summarises recent trends in birth statistics in England and Wales, concentrating on conceptions in 1996 and births in 1997 Vera Ruddock, Rebecca Wood and Mike Quinn 2001 Census output areas: from concept to prototype 19 Describes the development of a prototype output area production system for the 2001 Census David Martin Trends in migration in the UK 25 Presents the latest statistics for international migration and internal movements for 1996 Lucy Vickers Longitudinal study of socio-economic differences in the incidence of stomach, colorectal and pancreatic cancers 35 Examines the incidence of three types of cancer for men and women aged 30 years and over by housing tenure and social class (based on occupation). Joanna Brown, Seeromanie Harding, Anne Bethune and Michael Rosato Tables List of tables 43 Tables 44 Notes to tables 70 Contact points at ONS 72 Population Winter 1998