§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people have died from diabetes in the United Kingdom in each year since 1977.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe information requested is as follows:
Death from Diabetes Mellitus (ICD 250) in the United Kingdom, 1977–80 Sex 1977 1978 1979 * 1980 Male 2,308 2,289 2,287 2,278 Female 3,287 3,321 3,270 3,199 Persons 5,595 5,610 5,557 5,477 * Figures for 1980 are provisional. Source:
Northern Ireland GRO.
Scotland GRO.
England and Wales 1977–79. Mortality statistics DH2.
1980—unpublished cause run.