49. The Rev. LI. Williamsasked the Minister of Health if he will make a statement on the certification recently made by a medical practitioner to the effect that death was caused by lung cancer as a result of heavy smoking.
§ Mr. R. ThompsonA medical practitioner signing a death certificate must state to the best of his knowledge and belief the cause of death. This statement is entirely a matter for him.
50. The Rev. LI. Williamsasked the Minister of Health the number of deaths caused by lung cancer in the first six months of 1958; and how many of these persons had been life-long non-smokers.
§ Mr. R. ThompsonThe provisional figure is 9,657; I regret that I have no, information in reply to the second part of the Question.