HC Deb 27 January 1969 vol 776 c222W
Mr. Hunt

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of deaths resulting from tonsillectomy operations for each of the years 1966, 1967 and 1968, respectively.

Mr. Ennals

Deaths in England and Wales resulting from tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy numbered seven in 1966, six in 1967, and (provisionally) five in the first half of 1968. Separate figures for tonsillectomy are not available.