§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many patients suffering from heart diseases were hospitalised in(a) Greater Glasgow, (b) Strathclyde and (c) Scotland for each year since 1975.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 9 March 1990]: The table shows the number of patients in Greater Glasgow, Strathclyde and Scotland hospitalised through heart disease between 1975 and 1988:
Year of discharge Heart Disease All conditions Scotland Greater Glasgow Strathclyde Scotland 1975 11,194 18,284 38,447 544,972 1976 11,230 19,063 39,405 578,001 1977 11,159 19,382 40,178 576,833 1978 11,218 19,309 40,525 574,803 1979 10,720 18,895 39,446 568,555 1980 11,220 20,299 42,313 583,192 1981 12,074 21,788 46,127 618,038 1982 12,078 21,623 47,917 565,598 1983 12,405 22,629 50,053 636,081 1984 14,133 24,657 52,647 654,715 1985 15,491 26,092 56,126 669,7.59 1986 16,630 28,018 57,841 677,901 1987 17,183 28,501 60,338 695,956 1988 18,088 29,994 63,417 720,350
§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people died from heart diseases in(a) Greater Glasgow, (b) Strathclyde and (c) Scotland for each year since 1975.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 9 March 1990]: The information requested is as follows:
Deaths from Heart Disease1 1975–1988 Year Greater Glasgow Strathclyde Scotland 1975 4,572 10,071 21,277 1976 4,820 10,773 22,053 1977 4,565 10,332 21,700 1978 4,863 10,951 22,601 1979 4,808 11,010 22,870 1980 4,510 10,501 21,768 1981 4,539 10,583 22,101 1982 4,592 10,806 22,377 1983 4,459 10,363 21,853 1984 4,361 10,066 21,342 1985 4,298 10,267 22,021 1986 4,229 10,021 21,105 1987 4,240 9,951 21,193 1988 4,127 9,499 20,704 1 Rubrics 390–429 in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). Note: 1975–1978 figures (ICD 8th Revision) are not strictly comparable to 1979–1988 figures (ICD 9th Revision) because of changes in the classifications.