HC Deb 11 April 1983 vol 40 cc347-8W
Mr. Ray Powell

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many deaths in England each year are attributed to heart disease.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

The following table shows that there were between 180,000 and 190,000 deaths per annum attributed to heart disease in England in the latest five years for which figures are available.

Numbers
1977 180,170
1978 184,279
1979 188,581
1980 184,759
1981 183,675

Mr. Ray Powell

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his estimate of the number of men of working age in England suffering from angina.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

There is no information collected centrally to provide a basis for such an estimate.

Mr. Ray Powell

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the increase in the number of men under the age of 50 years who have died from heart disease in England in the last 20 years.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

The requested information is shown in the following table:

Numbers
1961 4,970
1966 5,384
1971 5,980
1976 4,944
1981 4,508

The international classification of diseases (ICD) categories used for heart disease are as follows—1961 and 1966, 410 to 443; 1971, 1976 and 1981, 393 to 429.