§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many male and female deaths from heart disease have been recorded in the last 12 months in the following area: Wales, Scotland, Merseyside, West Midlands, and North East England.
§ Sir George YoungThe latest available figures are as follows:
NUMBERS OF DEATHS ASSIGNED TO HEART DISEASE (ICD* 390–429) in 1979† Area Male Female Wales 6,877 5,697 Scotland 12,103 10,767 Merseyside‡ 3,513 3,317 Cheshire§ 1,913 1,637 West Midlands║ 10,411 8,850 North║ (less Cumbria§) 6,099 5,258 Yorkshire and Humberside║ 11,506 10,119 * 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.
§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many men have died from heart disease in the last 12 months who at the time of death were registered as unemployed.
§ Sir George YoungThe information requested is not collected.