§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the reasons for the increase in the number of deaths of prisoners from 0–98 per 1,000 of the daily average population in 1977 to 1.43 in 1978.
§ Mr. BrittanThe numbers of deaths are too small for differential analysis from year to year.
§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Deptartment what was the age, sex, offence, prison and cause of death of each of the prisoners who died in National Health Service hospitals in 1977, 1978 and 1979, respectively; and what was the length of sentence served in National Health Service hospitals immediately prior to death in each case.
§ Mr. BrittanInformation on prisoners who died in National Health Service hospitals in 1977, 1978 and 1979 is given below. To obtain the information relating to periods spent in hospitals would involve disproportionate cost.
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1977 Age Sex Offence Cause of death Prison 73 Male … … … Deception … Natural causes: abdominal neuro-fibrosarcomatosis … … … Wandsworth 61 Male … … … Conspiracy/Defraud … Natural causes: cardiac infarct … … … Brixton 56 Male … … … Deception … Natural causes: myocardial infarct … … … Canterbury 34 Male … … … Theft … Natural causes: cardio-respiratory failure … … … Bedford 47 Male … … … Wandering abroad … Natural causes: acute ventricular failure, emphysema … … … Leicester 51 Male … … … Arson … Natural causes: coronary thrombosis … … … Canterbury 62 Male … … … Deception … Natural causes: carcinoma of the bronchus … … … Wandsworth 22 Male … … … Burglary … Natural causes: chronic renal failure … … … Manchester 44 Male … … … Burglary … Natural causes: heart failure, alcoholic cardiomyopathy … … … Durham 37 Male … … … Deception … Natural causes: intracerebral haemorrhage … … … Birmingham 54 Male … … … Criminal damage … Natural causes: bronchopneumonia … … … Lincoln 55 Male … … … Theft … Natural causes: coronary thrombosis … … … Parkhurst 47 Male … … … Conspiracy … Natural causes: coronary artery occlusion … … … Parkhurst 288W 289W
1978 Age Sex Offence Cause of death Prison 51 Male … … … Wandering abroad … Natural causes: coronary occlusion atheroma … … … Pentonville 55 Male … … … Theft … Natural causes: coronary thrombosis … … … Cardiff 66 Male … … … Buggery … Misadventure: bronchopneumonia … … … Wakefield 58 Male … … … Fraud … Natural causes: septicaemia hepatitis … … … Ford 41 Male … … … Burglary … Natural causes: respiratory failure, pulmonary embolism … … … Haverigg 66 Male … … … Threatening behaviour … Open verdict: brain damage … … … Leeds 72 Male … … … Threatening behaviour … Natural causes: heart failure … … … Leeds 43 Male … … … Wounding … Natural causes: coronary thrombosis … … … Lincoln 56 Male … … … Theft … Natural causes: bronchopneumonia … … … Wandsworth 36 Male … … … Burglary/robbery … Natural causes: acute bronchopneumonia … … … Brixton 27 Male … … … Theft … Natural causes: coronary thrombosis … … … Manchester 62 Male … … … Indecent assault … Natural causes: coronary thrombosis … … … Wakefield 71 Male … … … Theft … Natural causes: acute bronchopneumonia … … … Brixton 40 Male … … … Wounding … Natural causes: carcinoma of colon … … … Parkhurst 65 Male … … … Arson … Natural causes: chronic bronchitis and emphysema … … … Brixton 39 Male … … … Theft … Natural causes: pulmonary oedema leukaemia … … … Spring Hill 22 Male … … … Arson … Natural causes: diabetes mellitus … … … Risley 35 Male … … … Theft … Natural causes: acute pancreatitis, pericarditis … … … Lincoln 25 Male … … … Burglary … Natural causes: acute monocytic leukaemia … … … Dartmoor 59 Female … … … Theft … Natural causes: carcinoma head of pancreas … … … Styal 57 Male … … … Theft … Natural causes: coronary thrombosis … … … Appleton Thorn 290W291W
1979 Age Sex Offence Cause of death Prison 64 Male … … … Theft … Natural causes: cerebral infarct … … … Wandsworth 64 Male … … … Burglary … Natural causes: bronchial carcinoma … … … Manchester 57 Male … … … Deception … Natural causes: coronary thrombosis … … … Liverpool 44 Male … … … Theft … Natural causes: pontine haemorrhage cerebral oedema … … … Pentonville 17 Male … … … Taking without consent … Natural causes: heart failure, haemorrhage of lungs … … … Wetherby 53 Male … … … Indecent assault … Natural causes: carcinoma of lung … … … Winchester 45 Male … … … Burglary … Natural causes: coronary thrombosis … … … Leeds 68 Male … … … Manslaughter … Natural causes: coronary thrombosis … … … Lincoln 33 Male … … … Theft … Natural causes: coronary atheroma … … … Cardiff 47 Male … … … Incest … Natural causes: carcinomatosis of stomach … … … Leicester 43 Female … … … Theft … Natural causes: subarachnoid haemorrhage, ruptured congenital " berry" aneurysm Drake Hall 51 Male … … … Contempt of court … Natural causes: myocardial infarction ischaemic heart disease … … Shrewsbury 31 Male … … … Theft, deception … Natural causes: cerebral haemorrhage … … … Ashwell 55 Male … … … Criminal damage … Natural causes: lobar pneumonia … … … Risley 67 Male … … … TADA … Natural causes: carcinomatous peritonitis … … … Appleton Thorn 32 Male … … … Deception … Accidental death: hypoglycaemia … … … Liverpool 27 Male … … … Murder … Natural causes: cardiac arrest, coronary thrombosis … … … Wakefield 37 Male … … … Robbery … Natural causes: cerebral haemorrhage … … … Nottingham 28 Male … … … Theft … Natural causes: tubercular meningitis … … … Lincoln 16 Male … … … Criminal damage … Natural causes: acute myocarditis … … … Latchmere House 16 Male … … … Burglary, theft … Natural causes: brain haemorrhage … … … Thorp Arch 56 Male … … … Buggery … Natural causes: coronary thrombosis … … … Wakefield
§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if prison medical officers keep details about deceased prisoners including (a) the time the deceased was taken ill, (b) when the medical officer was first notified of the illness, (c) the nature of the illness, (d) date and time of prisoner's death and (e) an account of the appearance after death, where a post mortem takes place, and any special remarks made by the medical officer; and whether the keeping of any such records is obligatory or at the discretion of the officer.
§ Mr. BrittanAs required by prison standing orders, medical officers keep records which include the details specified at (a), (c), (d) and (e). The information at (b) is recorded in prison medical records.