§ Mr. Norman Hoggasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many cervical cancer smear tests have been carried out in each of the past five years by each health board; how many patients were recalled; and how many tests proved positive.
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§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 26 October 1987]: The available information is set out in the table. The
Number of Smears Number of Smears Re-examined Number of Positive Results Health Board Examining Laboratory 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 19821 19831 19841 19851 19861 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Argyll and Clyde 23,829 27,151 28,946 35,195 33,554 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 42 53 265 79 92 Ayrshire and Arran 18,497 21,218 22,827 29,219 30,098 3,795 4,254 4,190 22,947 7,909 72 71 39 69 84 Borders — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Dumfries and Galloway 11,710 12,235 12,164 13,661 14,331 9,488 9,862 9,711 11,056 11,823 20 22 13 16 18 Fife — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Forth Valley 12,784 15,074 15,925 19,509 19,353 5,864 7,066 7,853 10,108 10,499 46 38 45 60 103 Greater Glasgow 49,752 54,276 51,916 59,990 56,068 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2222 2199 2213 2393 2264 Grampian 32.726 35,164 37,783 43,539 45,077 22,834 24,681 25,923 30,915 33,380 404 428 578 690 677 Highland 17,094 19,174 18,671 21,577 21,016 12,264 13,574 13,009 15,604 15,001 3 2 6 4 8 Lanarkshire 25,949 28,423 27,274 34,250 33,966 n/a n,a 18,273 n/a n/a 261 306 217 320 348 Lothian 64,408 70,713 74,668 63,272 72,122 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 289 250 287 307 462 Orkney — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Shetland — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Tayside 28,356 31,616 32,310 36,535 36,041 n/a n/a n/a n/a 23,387 260 325 199 164 274 Western Isles — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Notes: n/a= Not available.
1982
1 Out of 19 laboratories in Scotland 11 did not provide this information.
2 Estimated.
1983
1 Out of 17 laboratories in Scotland 10 did not provide this information.
2 Estimated.
1984
1 Out of 18 laboratories in Scotland 9 did not provide this information.
2 Estimated.
1985
1 Out of 18 laboratories in Scotland 10 did not provide this information.
2 Estimated.
1986
1 Out of 18 laboratories in Scotland 9 did not provide this information.
2 Estimated.