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Mr. Tom Clarke
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what figures are available about the numbers of persons suffering from heart disease in the Monklands/Cumbernauld district hospital area; and what comparisons are available at district, national and international level.
Mr. John MacKay
The number of patients suffering from heart disease and ischaemic heart disease who were discharged from hospital during 1983 in these areas were as follows:
| Numbers | |
| (a) Monklands/Cumbemauld health district area | 1,368 |
| (b) Lanarkshire Health Board area | 5,170 |
| (c) Scotland | 50,238 |