§ Mr. Norman Hoggasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many cases of tuberculosis were notified in each health board area in 1979, 1980 and 1981.
§ Mr. John MacKayStatisics for tuberculosis for 1979 and 1980 are as follows:
1979 1980 Health Board Respiratory Non-Respiratory Respiratory Non-Respiratory Argyll and Clyde 84 12 58 25 Ayrshire and Arran 40 10 49 13 Borders 17 3 14 5 Dumfries and Galloway 15 4 13 2 Fife 41 9 59 16 Forth Valley 51 16 59 10 Grampian 82 11 82 19 Greater Glasgow 283 46 250 41 Highland 39 9 21 3 Lanarkshire 113 33 116 22 Lothian 175 32 160 26 Orkney 1 1 3 — Shetland 8 1 11 1 Tayside 61 20 45 12 Western Isles 4 2 3 — Total 1014 209 943 195 Statistics for 1981 are not yet available.