HC Deb 14 December 1954 vol 535 c116W
88. Mr. Hubbard

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of deaths in Scotland from lung cancer for each year since the war.

Mr. J. Stuart

The following is the answer:

NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM CANCER OF THE LUNG IN SCOTLAND IN EACH OF THE YEARS 1946–53
Year Males Females Totals
1946 … 742 220 962
1947 … 789 179 968
1948 … 887 231 1,118
1949 … 941 238 1,179
1950 … 934 249 1,183
1951 … 1,099 267 1,366
1952 … 1,230 242 1,472
1953 … 1,466 300 1,766