HC Deb 21 June 1993 vol 227 cc45-6W
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many deaths have occurred in each year since 1979 in Wales where the underlying cause of death was recorded as being from a head injury.

Mr. Gwilym Jones

The number of deaths to residents of Wales in each year since 1979 where the underlying cause of death was recorded as being from a head injury are shown in the following table:

Number
1979 295
1980 276
1981 231
1982 232
1983 210
1984 223
1985 242
1986 252
1987 227
1988 191
1989 236
1990 230
1991 218
1992 225

Source:——Office of Population Censuses and Surveys

ICD 800–804 Fracture of skull

ICD 850–854 Intracranial injury, excluding those with skull fracture International Classification of Diseases (9th Revision)

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