HC Deb 01 June 1981 vol 5 cc289-90W
Mr. Strang

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how the research carried out by Dr. Hector Cameron at the Edinburgh royal infirmary into the degree of accuracy of death certification was funded;

Perinatal, Neonatal and Postneonatal Mortality, Scotland, 1968–1980
Deaths Rate (Per 1,000 Births)
Six months period Perinatal Neonatal Postneonatal Perinatal (live and still) Neonatal (live) Postneonatal (live)
1 October 1968 to 31 March 1969 1,256 672 380 26.7 14.5 8.2
1 April 1969 to 30 September 1969 1,111 583 284 24.3 12.9 6.3
1 October 1969 to 31 March 1970 1,135 603 375 25.9 13.9 8.7
1 April 1970 to 30 September 1970 1,128 583 255 25.2 13.2 5.8
1 October 1970 to 31 March 1971 1,043 526 351 23.5 12.0 8.0
1 April 1971 to 30 September 1971 1,046 595 247 23.7 13.7 5.7
1 October 1971 to 31 March 1972 1,042 542 302 24.8 13.1 7.3
1 April 1972 to 30 September 1972 965 488 216 24.2 12.4 5.5
1 October 1972 to 31 March 1973 888 480 249 22.9 12.5 6.5
1 April 1973 to 30 September 1973 834 478 203 22.3 12.9 5.5
1 October 1973 to 31 March 1974 776 446 265 21.6 12.6 7.5
1 April 1974 to 30 September 1974 860 446 190 24.2 12.7 5.4
1 October 1974 to 31 March 1975 752 409 210 21.7 12.0 6.1
1 April 1975 to 30 September 1975 734 430 161 21.1 12.5 4.7
1 October 1975 to 31 March 1976 691 373 204 20.1 11.0 6.0
1 April 1976 to 30 September 1976 567 312 125 17.3 9.6 3.9
1 October 1976 to 31 March 1977 581 350 154 18.8 11.4 5.0
1 April 1977 to 30 September 1977 595 366 126 18.9 11.7 4.0
1 October 1977 to 31 March 1978 510 299 166 16.1 9.5 5.3
1 April 1978 to 30 September 1978 478 274 113 14.7 8.5 3.5
1 October 1978 to 31 March 1979 509 281 140 15.3 8.5 4.2
1 April 1979 to 30 September 1979 500 314 130 14.4 9.1 3.8
1 October 1979 to 31 March 1980 483 292 172 14.2 8.6 5.1
1 April 1980 to 30 September 1980 441 267 144 12.6 7.6 4.1

Mr. McKelvey

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the death rate in Scotland among people aged 60 to 64 years, 65 to 69 years, 70 to 74 years, 75 to 79 years, 80 to 84 years, 85 to 85 years and 90 years and over, for the six months 1 October to 31 March and

Deaths and Death Rates by selected age groups. Scotland, 1968 to 1980
Deaths aged Annual rates per 1,000 population
Six month period 55–64 65–74 75–84 85+ 55–64 65–74 75–84 85 +
1 October 68 to 31 March 69 5,857 9,388 9,337 4,197 19 46 105 247
1 April 69 to 30 September 69 5,110 8,169 7,785 3,480 17 40 87 202
1 October 69 to 31 March 70 6,151 10,206 9,820 4,467 20 49 110 255

(2) if in the light of research carried out by Dr. Hector Cameron at Edinburgh royal infirmary, he is satisfied with the accuracy of clinical diagnosis of the cause of death; and if will make a statement.

Mr. Fairgrieve

This research was funded through the Chief Scientist organisation of the Scottish Home and Health Department. A report was submitted by Dr. Cameron to the Chief Scientist on completion of the project. As with all medical research projects supported by the Department, publication of the full results of this study in the recognised medical journals was encouraged to allow consideration by the profession at large.