§ Mr. LofthouseTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many deaths on arrival were delivered by the police, armed services and voluntary organisations in December 1989 for each of the health authorities operating in West Yorkshire; and what was the cause of death;
(2) how many deaths on arrival were delivered to the health authorities operating in West Yorkshire in December 1987 and December 1988.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe available information on number of deaths on arrival at hospitals covered by West Yorkshire metropolitan ambulance service during December 1987, 1988 and 1989 is given in the following table. There have been no military ambulances deployed in West Yorkshire.
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Number carried Health authority December December December December 1989 1987 1988 1989 Police Voluntary Dewsbury 10 11 19 0 0 Huddersfield 13 4 7 0 0 Wakefield 8 8 7 0 0 TOTAL 108 139 n/a—Not available. Details of the cause of death could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Figures for the number of deaths on arrival can fluctuate significantly, depending on the range of cases in a particular month and if there has been any temporary increase in illness locally, for example, as a result of a flu epidemic.