To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many recorded cases there were of the diseases mesothelioma, asbestosis and bilateral diffuse pleural thickening in each year since 1988 (a) in the Greater Glasgow health board area and (b) in Scotland as a whole; and of the above totals, what percentage was female.
[holding answer 20 July 1993]: Data on the incidence of mesothelioma are collected through the Scottish cancer registration scheme. Information derived from this is in the table. Data on the incidence of asbestosis and bilateral diffuse pleural thickening are not available centrally.
1988
| 1989
| 1990
| 1991
| Total
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Number
| Per cent.
| Number
| Per cent.
| Number
| Per cent.
| Number
| Per cent.
| Number
| Per cent.
| |
Glasgow
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Males | 39 | 86.7 | 52 | 94.5 | 46 | 86.8 | 42 | 85.7 | 179 | 88.6 |
Females | 6 | 13.3 | 3 | 5.5 | 7 | 13.2 | 7 | 14.3 | 23 | 11.4 |
Males + Females | 45 | 100.0 | 55 | 100.0 | 53 | 100.0 | 49 | 100.0 | 202 | 100.0 |
Scotland
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Males | 103 | 88.0 | 119 | 90.2 | 112 | 86.2 | 104 | 86.0 | 438 | 87.6 |
Females | 14 | 12.0 | 13 | 9.8 | 18 | 13.8 | 17 | 14.0 | 62 | 12.4 |
Male + Female | 117 | 100.0 | 132 | 100.0 | 130 | 100.0 | 121 | 100.0 | 500 | 100.0 |