§ Mr. CanavanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will list for each year from 1986 onwards the number of reported cases of cancer-related diseases in(a) Scotland, (b) Forth Valley district health board area, (c) Falkirk district, (d) the postal district FK4, (e) the postal district FK5 and (f) the postal district FK6.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 19 April 1991]: The number of cancer-related1 diseases from 1986 onwards for (a) Scotland, (b) Forth Valley health board area, (c) Falkirk local government district, (d) the postal district FK4, (e) the postal district FK5 and (f) the postal district FK6 are shown in the table:
1986 1987 1988 1989 Scotland 24,995 25,439 25,901 25,860 Forth Valley health board 1,268 1,283 1,303 1,233 Falkirk local government district 655 631 668 689 Postal district FK4 40 64 32 60 Postal district FK5 70 56 82 79 Postal district FK6 43 43 55 45 Final figures for 1990 are not yet available.
1 All Malignant Neoplasms; International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision.