§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of(a) men and (b) women whose death was caused by lung cancer for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information requested is given in the annual report for 1989 of the Registrar General for Scotland (table C1.1, pp 42–43, ICD91 162); a copy of the report is available in the Library of the House. This year, for the first time, the Registrar General also sent a copy to each Scottish right hon. and hon. Member for reference.
1 International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision.
§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of deaths caused by breast cancer for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information is as follows:
Deaths from breast cancer, by sex, Scotland 1979–1989 Male (ICD91175) Female (ICD91 174) 1979 7 1,176 1980 3 1,214 1981 7 1,175 1982 8 1,228 1983 9 1,262 1984 6 1,242 1985 12 1,252 1986 13 1,313 1987 11 1,234 1988 7 1,261 1989 7 1,356 1 International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision.