Mr. Bob Brownasked the Minister of Health (1) if he will give the death rate from tuberculosis for Newcastle-upon-Tyne and for the Northern Region with comparative figures for South-East England, the rest of England, England and Wales, England, Wales and Scotland, and the whole country, respectively;
(2) if he will state the death rate from bronchitis for Newcastle-upon-Tyne and for the Northern Region with comparative figures for the rest of England, England and Wales, England, Wales and Scotland, the whole country and South-East England, respectively;
(3) if he will state the death rate from cancer for Newcastle-upon-Tyne and for the Northern Region with comparative figures for South-East England, the rest of England, England and Wales, Scotland, England and Wales, and the whole country, respectively;
(4) if he will state the death rate from heart disease for Newcastle-upon-Tyne 431W and for the Northern Region with comparative figures for South-East England, the rest of England, England and Wales, England, Wales and Scotland, and the whole country, respectively.
Death rates per million living 1964–1966 Area Tuberculosis (all forms) ICD* Numbers Cancer (all forms) ICD Numbers Heart Disease ICD Numbers Bronchitis ICD Numbers 001–019 140–205 410–443 500–502 Newcastle C.B. … 80 2,527 3,832 843 Northern Region … 63 2,190 3,912 650 Greater London Area … 50 2,423 3,384 609 South-East Region … 44 2,324 3,532 548 England excluding Newcastle C.B. … 48 2,223 3,724 623 England excluding Northern Region … 47 2,231 3,710 622 England … 48 2,228 3,725 624 Wales … 74 2,233 4,243 726 England and Wales … 50 2,228 3,754 630 Scotland … 65 2,287 4,080 538 Great Britain … 51 2,234 3,786 621 * International Classification of diseases.