§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked 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 men and how many women.
§ Mr. Harry EwingThe figures are given in the table below:
DEATHS FROM MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF TRACHEA, BRONCHUS AND LUNG, SCOTLAND, 1968–1977 Year Both sexes Males Females 1968 3,197 2,638 559 1969 3,277 2,722 555 1970 3,443 2,815 628 1971 3,416 2,773 643 1972 3,573 2,862 711 1973 3,637 2,933 704 1974 3,740 2,933 807 1975 3,650 2,915 735 1976 3,817 3,011 806 1977 3,696 2,806 890