§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the latest statistics concerning(a) deaths and (b) sufferers from (i) heart disease and (ii) lung cancer in each of the health board areas; and what were the comparable figures in 1975, 1980 and 1985.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe figures that are held centrally are as follows:
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Heart disease Lung cancer Health board of residence 1975 1980 1985 1 1989 1975 1980 1985 1 1989 Lothian 2,874 2,890 3,057 2,791 578 615 650 604 Orkney 93 82 91 89 9 10 14 12 Shetland 74 86 70 91 9 11 12 8 Tayside 1,826 1,757 1,779 1,755 291 288 303 323 Western Isles 190 183 152 166 11 21 26 27 Scotland 21,270 21,768 22,021 21,094 3,650 3,951 4,307 4,234 1 Provisional figures.
Sufferers Number of Patients Discharged after In-Patient Care for Heart Disease Health Board of Residence Year of Discharge 1975 1980 1985 1988 Argyll and Clyde 3,027 3,432 3,941 4,722 Ayrshire and Arran 2,127 2,736 3,400 3,883 Borders 564 732 1,184 1,422 Dumfries and Galloway 985 1,021 1,613 2,078 Fife 1,810 2,414 3,069 3,506 Forth Valley 1,426 1,770 2,773 2,986 Grampian 3,799 3,708 4,821 5,836 Greater Glasgow 9,128 9,502 12,321 14,328 Highland 934 1,130 1,759 2,029 Lanarkshire 3,240 4,227 5,561 6,005 Lothian 5,860 6,400 9,015 9,496 Orkney 91 66 93 146 Shetland 55 55 126 140 Tayside 3,811 4,405 5,601 6,054 Western Isles 138 210 287 276 Outside Scotland1 1,452 505 562 510 TOTAL 38,447 42,313 56,126 63,417 1includes 'Not Known' and 'No fixed abode'. Note: The figures shown are the only available statistics on the number of people who suffer from heart disease. When interpreting these figures it should be borne in mind that someone who suffers from heart disease could have several episodes of in-patient care in any particular year.
Number of New Registrations of Lung Cancer Health Board of Residence 1975 1980 1985 1 1988 Argyll and Clyde 326 349 435 426 Ayrshire and Arran 252 278 322 300 Borders 69 99 93 69 Dumfries and Galloway 93 95 103 116 Fife 267 292 271 279 Forth Valley 155 224 260 227 Grampian 323 364 379 385 Greater Glasgow 1,151 1,258 1,248 1,076 Highland 106 73 132 93 Lanarkshire 349 407 432 442 Lothian 668 725 750 654 Orkney 9 7 12 12 Shetland 9 7 9 13 Tayside 316 292 354 375 Western Isles 13 8 16 16 Scotland 4,106 4,478 4,816 4,483 1 Provisional figures Note:
The Scottish cancer register provides information on the number of new cases of cancer diagnosed each year in Scotland. The figures shown are, therefore, estimates of the incidence of cancer. Prevalence figures are not immediately available.