§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the incidence of cervical cancer in Scotland for each of the last 20 years.
§ Mr. John McKayInformation on the incidence of cervical cancer in Scotland is not available. The following table shows, however, the number of new registrations in each year between 1963 and 1981 for malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri; and the number of new registrations from 1971 to 1981 for carcinoma in situ of cervix uteri: (Figures are not available from 1963 to 1970 for carcinoma of cervix uteri)
Malignant neoplasm Carnlnoma of cervix uteri 1963 402 N/A 1964 470 N/A 1965 446 N/A 1966 464 N/A 1967 541 N/A 1968 466 N/A 1969 402 N/A 1970 419 N/A 1971 394 262 1972 437 251 1973 413 278 1974 375 306 1975 385 285 1976 424 379 1977 403 363 1978 396 346 1979 387 357 1980 404 512 1981 447 501