HC Deb 06 May 1993 vol 224 cc211-2W
Mrs. Fyfe

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current incidence of lung cancer and coronary heart disease in Glasgow.

Mr. Stewart

[holding answer 4 May 1993]: A total of 1,179 new cases of lung cancer were registered in respect of residents in the Greater Glasgow health board area in 1991; comparable data are not available for heart disease. Also in 1991, there were 1,043 deaths from lung cancer and 3,100 deaths from ischaemic heart disease in Greater Glasgow.