HC Deb 01 April 1980 vol 982 c175W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many females in Dundee have died of (a) breast cancer and (b) heart disease, in each of the past

DEATHS FROM BREAST CANCER AND HEART DISEASE, FEMALES, DUNDEE, 1974–78
Number of deaths, females Percentage of total female deaths
Year Breast cancer Heart disease Breast cancer Heart disease
1974 41 410 3.3 33.1
1975 34 412 2.8 34.5
1976 37 367 3.1 31.0
1977 39 388 3.2 32.2
1978 32 395 2.6 32.3

Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many males in Dundee have died of (a) lung cancer and (b) heart disease, in each of the past five years; and what percentage of the total

DEATHS FROM BREAST CANCER AND HEART DISEASE, MALES, DUNDEE, 1974–78
Number of deaths, males Percentage of total male deaths
Year Lung cancer Heart disease Lung cancer Heart disease
1974 133 380 11.8 33.7
1975 115 426 10.2 37.6
1976 148 377 12.7 32.3
1977 114 386 10.4 35.1
1978 118 405 11.0 37.6