§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a breakdown of deaths from non-respiratory cancer in the latest year for which figures are available for men and women respectively, in both Dundee and Scotland for the following categories(a) urinary, (b) digestive, (c) lymphatic and leukaemia,(d) genital (e)mouth and throat, and (f) other.
§ Mr. John MacKay:The readily available information is given in the following table. The groupings used are those defined in the international classification of diseases, injuries and causes of death ninth revision.
Deaths from non-respiratory cancer, Scotland and Dundee, 1981 Site of malignant neoplasm Male or female ICD Nos. Scotland City of Dundee M 179–189 938 34 Genitourinary organs F 1,008 29 Digestive organs and peritoneum M 150–159 2,164 95 F 2,182 88 Lymphatic and haematopoietic tissue 200–208 386 12 M 388 15 F Lip, oral cavity and pharynx M 140–149 82 4 F 92 4 Other non-respiratory sites M 170–175 628 15 F 190–199 1,820 64
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table for 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980 and the latest date available for (a) deaths from all cancer and (b) lung cancer deaths for men and women, respectively, in the age groups (i) 45 to 54 years and (ii) 55 to 64 years in both Dundee and Scotland.
§ Mr. John MacKay:The readily available information is given in the following table. Figures for 1960 and 1965 are not available in the detail requested: a broader grouping has therefore been used.
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Site of malignant neoplasm Year Scotland Dundee† 45–54 55–64 45–54 55–64 Trachea, bronchus and lung 1975 Male 268 771 11 35 Female 99 221 5 8 All sites Male 648 1,640 20 61 Female 631 1,279 22 47 Tranchea, bronchus and lung 1980 Male 230 734 9 31 Female 109 275 2 6 All sites Male 530 1,590 22 60 Female 585 1,309 16 40 Trachea, bronchus and lung 1981 Male 200 744 6 24 Female 111 315 5 13 All sites Male 522 1,534 18 53 Female 624 1,305 15 45 County of City of Dundee 1960–1970 City of Dundee 1975–1981