HC Deb 22 November 1983 vol 49 c138W
Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the numbers of kidney dialysis patients in the hospitals of Wales.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

I shall write to the hon. Gentleman.

Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many deaths by kidney disease have been recorded in Wales since 1974.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

Cause of death is classified by the international classification of diseases (ICD). A change in classification means that the figures before 1979 are not strictly comparable with those for that and later years. In the following table below the numbers of deaths quoted are those with causes listed as ICD 580–584, 590–593 for 1974–8 and those listed as ICD 580–589, 590–593 for 1979–82. The figures included deaths due to disease of the ureter, but not those due to neoplasms of the kidney.

Number of Deaths
1974 429
1975 376
1976 398
1977 398
1978 402
1979 372
1980 395
1981 393
1982 386