§ 17. Mr. Woodburnasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how deaths from lung cancer in Scotland compare with those in England and Wales; what are the reasons for the difference; and what steps he proposes to take in the matter.
§ Mr. GalbraithThe death rate from lung cancer in Scotland was 46.5 per 100,000 in 1960, as compared with 48.3 in England and Wales. The rate is rising in both countries. Expert opinion regards smoking, especially heavy cigarette smoking, as a major factor in this disease, and local health authorities have been asked to help in bringing this finding to public notice.