asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much was spent in Scotland in the last
Gestation
| Total Births
| Stillbirths
| Perinatal Deaths
| |
| Rate | (.) | (.) | ||
| 42 + | Number | — | — | — |
| Not Known | Rate Number | 14 | 2 | 5 |
| All Gestations | Number | 1,360 | 26 | 84 |
| Rate | 19·1 | 61·8 |
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for (a) singleton and (b) all births to residents in Scotland the total number of live births and the number and rate per 1,000 of neonatal deaths, postneonatal deaths and infant deaths with congenital malformations (ICD 749 to 759) as to their underlying cause, tabulated according to the following gestational ages: (i) under 22 weeks, (ii) 22 to 24 weeks, (iii) 25 to 27 weeks, (iv) 28–31 weeks, (v) 32 to 36 weeks, (vi) 37 to 41 weeks, (vii) 42 weeks plus and with (viii) unstated gestational age.
The available information is set out in the table.calendar year for which figures are available on curing people addicted to tobacco smoking; and if he will give a breakdown of this figure.
This information is not available centrally.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many deaths were recorded in Scotland from diseases normally associated with tobacco smoking in the last calendar year for which figures are available.
In a report published in 1983, the Royal College of Physicians estimated that at last 90 per cent. of deaths from lung cancer, bronchitis and obstructive lung disease are attributable to smoking, and that perhaps 20 per cent. of coronary heart disease deaths are related to smoking.The table shows the total deaths in Scotland in 1985 from these causes.
| ICD1 Nos | Deaths in Scotland, 1985 | Number |
| 162 | Malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus and lung (lung cancer) | 4,307 |
| 490–492 | Bronchitis and emphysema (bronchitis) | 969 |
| 496 | Chronic airways obstruction, not elsewhere classified (obstructive lung disease) | 1,480 |
| 410–414 | Ischaemic heart disease (coronary heart disease) | 18,758 |
| 1 International Classification of Diseases. | ||
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many hospital beds were taken up by patients suffering from diseases normally associated with tobacco smoking in the last calendar year for which figures are available.
The three major diseases generally accepted to be associated with tobacco smoking are ischaemic heart disease, lung cancer and chronic respiratory conditions. The average daily number of beds in Scottish general hospitals occupied by patients with these conditions was 823 for 1985, the latest year for which the information is available.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much was spent in Scotland on research into cures for tobacco addiction in the last calendar year for which figures are available.
Although the Scottish Home and Health Department and the Scottish Health Education Group are at present funding several research projects directly related to smoking, they are not currently funding any research in Scotland specifically related to cures for tobacco addiction. Information about independent research conducted by universities and other bodies is not held centrally.