HL Deb 05 July 1995 vol 565 cc86-8WA
Lord Dean of Beswick

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish the statistics of deaths in the five largest Metropolitan Authorities outside London, for the latest year for which statistics are available, in the following categories:

  1. (a) deaths from heart diseases for
    1. (i) men over 50
    2. (ii) women over 50
    3. (iii) men under 50
    4. (iv) women under 50
  2. (b) deaths from lung diseases and respiratory problems for the same groups; and the national statistics covering the same diseases, broken down into the same categories.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Baroness Cumberlege)

The information is shown in the tables.

Deaths from heart disease (ICD1code 390–429) for 1993:
<50 50 and over
Greater Manchester Males 206 4,791
Females 64 4,879
Merseyside Males 99 2,633
Females 39 2,835
South Yorkshire Males 109 2,390
Females 22 2,238
West Midlands Males 196 4,636
Females 48 4,330
West Yorkshire Males 151 3,649
Females 40 3,504
England and Wales Males 3,383 88,489
Females 906 86,185
1 International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision.

Deaths from respiratory disease (ICD1 code 460–519) for 1993:
<50 50 and over
Greater Manchester Males 62 2,258
Females 44 2,752
Merseyside Males 32 1.427
Females 25 1,822
South Yorkshire Males 12 1,005
Females 11 1,168
West Midlands Males 60 2,152
Females 30 2,352
West Yorkshire Males 38 1,748
Females 34 2,140
England and Wales Males 1,056 40,746
Females 623 48,445
1 International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision.