§ Mr. David YoungTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the latest statistics of(a) deaths and (b) sufferers from heart disease in each health district in the north-west region.
§ Mr. Dorrell[holding answer 23 July 1990]: Information about the number of deaths due to heart disease is given in the table.
Number of deaths due to heart disease1—usual residents of the North-Western regional health authority and
component districts, 19892
District Health Authority Male Female Lancaster 282 240 Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde 921 774 Preston 230 238 Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley 558 582 Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale 503 509 West Lancashire 215 164 Chorley and South Ribble 328 297 Bolton 495 503 Bury 368 358 North Manchester 331 311 Central Manchester 246 198 South Manchester 349 368 Oldham 474 472 Rochdale 394 403 Salford 520 497 Stockport 470 495 Tameside and Glossop 478 500 Trafford 397 375 Wigan 630 591 Total 8,189 7,875 1International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 390–429; this excludes congenital heart disease. 2Provisional. The information in the table gives the estimated number of patients treated in NHS hospitals in the North Western RHA for conditions related to heart disease during 1988–89. Information on the number of sufferers from heart disease is not collected centrally.
Estimated number of in-patient and day case completed consultant episodes for diagnosis heart disease (ICD 390–429) 1988–89. Numbers Lancaster 800 Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde 3,100 Preston 1,200 Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley 2,800 Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale 3,100 West Lancashire 800 Chorley and South Ribble 1,300 Bolton 2,600 Bury 2,000 North Manchester 1,300 Central Manchester 1,400 South Manchester 1,500 Oldham 2,100 Rochdale 2,100 Salford 2,700 Stockport 2,500 Tameside and Glossop 2,500 Trafford 1,800 Wigan 4,000 North Western RHA 39,400 Source: HES 1988–89.