§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many male and female deaths from cirrhosis of the liver have been recorded in the last 12 months in the following areas: Wales, Scotland, Merseyside, West Midlands and North East England.
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§ Sir George YoungThe latest available figures are as follows:
NUMBERS OF DEATHS ASSIGNED TO CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS (ICD* 571) IN 1979† Area Males Female Wales 84 63 Scotland 255 176 Merseyside‡ 43 33 Cheshire§ 23 18 West Midlands≑ 117 103 North≑ (less Cumbria)§ 86 58 Yorkshire and Humberside≑ 100 82 * International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision (1975) † Provisional figures for all areas except Scotland ‡ Metropolitan County § Non-metropolitan county ║ Standard Region Sources:
Office of Population Censuses and Surveys;
General Register Office for Scotland