HC Deb 27 January 1971 vol 810 cc135-6W
101. Mr. William Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many deaths caused by lung cancer occurred in each of the last 10 years; and how many were of men and how many of women.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

The number of deaths from cancer of the trachea, bronchus and lung in Scotland, each year 1960 to 1969, by sex, is as follows:

DEATHS FROM MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF TRACHEA, BRONCHUS AND LUNG, SCOTLAND
Year Both Sexes Males Females
1960 2,419 2,075 344
1961 2,476 2,116 360
1962 2,600 2,220 380
1963 2,769 2,374 395
1964 2,889 2,427 462
1965 2,976 2,486 490
1966 3,009 2,525 484
1967 3,142 2,628 514
1968 3,197 2,638 559
1969 3,277 2,722 555