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Mrs. Ray Michie
To 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 Forsyth
The 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 Michie
To 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 Forsyth
The information is as follows:
| Deaths from breast cancer, by sex, Scotland 1979–1989 | ||
| Male (ICD91175) | Female (ICD91174) | |
| 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. | ||