§ Mrs. Ann Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many women under the age of (a) 25 years and (b) 20 years have died as a result of pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis in each of the years since 1965.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe available figures are shown in the table. It is not possible to distinguish deep vein thrombosis as a separate entity in the International Classification of Diseases before 1979.
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Numbers of deaths from pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis of females aged 10–14, 15–19 and 20–24, for the years 1965 to 1983 England and Wales Year Pulmonary embolism Deep vein thrombosis 10–14 15–19 20–24 10–14 15–19 20–24 1965 — 1 — 1966 — 2 7 1967 — 2 2 1968 — — 1 1969 — 2 4 1970 — — 3 1971 — — 7
Year Pulmonary embolism Deep vein thrombosis 10–14 15–19 20–24 10–14 15–19 20–24 1972 — 2 4 1973 — 2 4 1974 — 2 2 1975 — — — 1976 — 2 6 1977 — 1 2 1978 — — 5 1979 — 2 4 — — — 1980 — 1 2 — — 1 1981 — 2 3 — — — 1982 1 2 — — — — 1983 1 1 3 — — 1 Pulmonary embolism: 1965–667 ICD 465. 1968–78 ICD 450. 1979–83 ICD 415.1.
Deep vein thrombosis of lower extremities: 1979–83 ICD 451.1.
§ Mrs. Ann Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what information he has concerning the numbers of women aged (a) under 16, (b) under 20, (c) under 25 years and (d) in total who have died in each of the years since 1965 through conditions attributed to the use of the contraceptive pill.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI shall let my hon. Friend have a reply as soon as possible.