§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many women died of (a) cervical cancer and (b) breast cancer in each health board area in 1978 and in each year since, giving separately the number of women who died who were over 50 years of age.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe exact information requested in not readily available. The following table shows the numbers of deaths for women of all ages and for those aged 45 and over.
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1978 1979 1980 1981 Health Board Area All ages 45 and over All ages 45 and over All ages 45 and over All ages 45 and over Ayrshire and Arran 92 83 74 66 84 78 85 80 Greater Glasgow 288 266 265 254 259 233 260 241 Lanarkshire 101 87 108 96 130 115 109 102 Tayside 90 80 104 100 96 86 88 82 Orkney 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 — Shetland 3 2 8 8 3 2 3 3 Western Isles 5 5 6 5 10 10 13 13 1International Classification of Diseases
Deaths of Women from (a) Cervical Cancer (ICD1 180) and (b) Breast Cancer (ICD1 174) by Health Board Area, 1982 to 1985 1982 1983 1984 1985 Health Board Area All ages 45 and over All ages 45 and over All ages 45 and over All ages 45 and over (a) Cervical cancer Scotland 208 183 213 177 227 183 214 174 Borders — — 3 3 4 3 8 6 Forth Valley 60 5 8 8 14 11 17 16 Dumfries and Galloway 6 6 8 6 6 5 5 5 Fife 19 18 23 19 22 20 18 17 Grampian 12 11 14 10 21 17 16 11 Highland 6 6 10 7 10 8 3 2 Lothian 29 25 30 26 31 22 28 22 Argyle and Clyde 19 16 19 17 19 16 19 14 Ayrshire and Arran 25 19 10 8 20 17 13 9 Greater Glasgow 43 39 43 36 49 39 34 27 Lanarkshire 25 23 33 26 16 12 32 26 Tayside 13 11 10 10 13 11 19 17 Orkney 1 1 2 1 — — 1 1 Shetland 2 2 — — — — 1 1 Western Isles 2 1 — — 2 2 — — (b) Breast cancer Scotland 1,228 1,145 1,262 1,173 1,242 1,154 1,252 1,160 Borders 30 28 27 26 37 37 37 32 Forth Valley 60 56 64 62 85 78 80 73 Dumfries and Galloway 21 20 35 33 34 33 32 30 Fife 72 70 79 73 69 65 87 82 Grampian 116 110 116 107 86 82 91 82 Highland 43 38 38 36 52 48 49 45 Lothian 188 178 184 177 162 151 156 145 Argyle and Clyde 131 123 118 108 125 120 106 96 Ayrshire and Arran 76 68 95 84 96 88 113 104 Greater Glasgow 248 230 263 246 243 225 253 246 Lanarkshire 120 110 128 113 123 102 113 102 Tayside 103 96 97 91 108 103 115 105 Orkney 6 5 3 3 5 5 2 2 Shetland 5 5 7 7 10 10 8 6 Western Isles 9 8 8 7 7 7 10 10 1International Classification of Diseases