Mr. Love ridgeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the figures for suicides over the last 10 years together with an analysis of the causes of death.
§ Dr. OwenThe figures for England and Wales are as follows:
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ICD No. Cause of death 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973* E950–E959 … Suicide and self-inflicted injury: Males … … 3,130 2,899 2,783 2,708 2,695 2,523 2,271 2,263 2,198 2,250 Females … … 2,362 2,192 2,145 1,961 1,889 1,803 1,669 1,682 1,572 1,571 E950 … Poisoning by solid or liquid substances: Males … … 819 792 727 757 776 816 700 750 714 699 Females … … 1086 1,104 1,095 1,069 1,150 1,106 1,089 1,097 1,057 1,040 E951 … Poisoning by gases in domestic use: Males … … 1,189 992 930 824 635 476 353 215 131 100 Females … … 900 716 669 530 353 314 158 131 66 43 E952 … Poisoning by other gases: Males … … 107 119 131 127 178 182 153 244 244 254 Females … … 9 9 5 7 29 11 19 23 20 29 E953 … By hanging, strangulation and suffocation: Males … … 454 390 424 426 460 467 513 467 556 563 Females … … 117 121 122 105 124 130 152 174 165 198 E954 … By submersion (drowning): Males … … 181 172 150 149 167 164 170 133 144 148 Females … … 149 147 152 130 130 137 119 129 128 138 E955 … By firearms and explosives: Males … … 150 182 168 175 175 144 131 155 137 163 Females … … 6 8 1 13 8 5 12 9 12 9 E956 … By cutting and piercing instruments: Males … … 62 58 70 65 95 65 65 74 61 85 Females … … 14 10 17 16 17 20 26 16 26 12 E957 … By jumping from high place: Males … … 46 53 57 69 64 85 48 70 74 84 Females … … 46 35 30 36 43 38 45 48 44 41 E958 … By other and unspecified means: Males … … 122 141 126 115 145 124 138 155 137 154 Females … … 35 42 54 54 35 42 49 55 54 61 E959 … Late effect of self-inflicted injury: Males … … — — — 1 — — — — — — Females … … — — — 1 — — — — — — * Provisional