§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many deaths took place in national health service hospitals in(a) Strathclyde and (b) Scotland as a whole with the principal diagnosis relating to alcohol abuse or misuse for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe figures requested are set out in the table. The causes of death included have been selected by the Registrar General as being the most relevant, based on current medical advice, and are shown below the table.
Deaths in National Health Service hospitals from selected causes, Strathclyde and Scotland, 1979–90 Year Strathclyde Scotland 1979 234 389 1980 233 371 1981 247 398 1982 225 400 1983 209 376 1984 200 364 1985 219 396 1986 209 343 1987 210 366 1988 227 384 1989 201 386 11990 238 405 1 Provisional.
Causes included: ICD1 Code Cause 291 Alcoholic psychoses 303 Alcoholic dependence syndrome 305.0 Non-dependent abuse of alcohol 425.5 Alcoholic cardiomyopathy 571.0–571.3 Chronic liver diseases and cirrhosis, alcohol reported as a cause 571.4–571.9 Chronic liver diseases and cirrhosis, alcohol not specifically reported as a cause E860 Accidental poisoning by alcohol not elsewhere classified 1 International Classification of Diseases (9th Revision).