HC Deb 30 January 1969 vol 776 c382W
Mr. Dempsey

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the lung cancer death rate among smokers and non-smokers, respectively, at the most recent convenient date.

Mr. Ross

Since death certificates do not contain information about smoking habits, this information is not available. Special surveys of particular groups have shown, however, that the mortality rate from lung cancer is much higher among smokers than non-smokers and increases rapidly with the number of cigarettes smoked.

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