HC Deb 21 February 1962 vol 654 c53W
Mr. Dempsey

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many females died of lung cancer in Lanarkshire and Scotland, respectively, in each of the last five years.

Mr. Maclay

The numbers of female deaths from respiratory cancer in Lanarkshire (excluding Glasgow) and in Scotland in each of the last five years for which figures are available were as follows:

Year Lanarkshire (excluding Glasgow) Scotland
1956 27 349
1957 16 340
1958 19 384
1959 36 409
1960 24 389