New figures published yesterday show 12,770 deaths were registered from April to June this year, a drop of 5.4 per cent compared to 2008.According to the General Register Office for Scotland, that was the lowest total recorded for “at least” 30 years, and just over 3,000 less than the same period in 1979.
And the number of Scots falling victim to the “Big Three” killers has shown a drop compared to last year.
Heart disease deaths fell by nearly 11 per cent, stroke deaths by almost seven per cent, and there was a 0.6 per cent decline in the number of people dying from cancer.
Scottish Daily Express
Well, maybe it is too much of a coincidence. But it's a very welcome one. Big government went out of favour in the eighties, but these figures would suggest the smoking ban is working and that there is a place for the 'nanny state'. Perhaps we should be less afraid of being censorious in our attitude to smoking and drinking. Break out the Schloer..
