§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many deaths were attributed to epilepsy in Scotland in each year since 1990 in each health board area for which information is available. [22842]
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 11 May 1995]: The information is given in the table.
Epilepsy1 recorded as underlying cause of death Health board area 1990 1991 1992 1993 21994 Argyll and Clyde 8 8 7 8 11 Ayrshire and Arran 3 7 3 11 10 Borders 1 1 2 0 1 Dumfries and Galloway 4 0 0 1 1 Fife 3 6 5 2 6 Forth Valley 7 5 3 4 5 Grampian 13 12 9 12 13 Greater Glasgow 26 27 20 13 18 Highland 4 0 0 0 1 Lanarkshire 15 10 9 6 7 Lothian 15 16 14 11 7 Orkney 0 0 0 0 2 Shetland 1 0 0 0 0 Tayside 12 7 15 9 7 Western Isles 2 2 1 0 0 Scotland 114 101 88 77 89 1 International Classification of Diseases (9th Revision) Codes 345.0–345.9. 2 1994 figures are provisional.
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Epilepsy1 mentioned on death certificate but not as underlying Cause of death Health board area 1990 1991 1992 1993 21994 Argyll and Clyde 19 21 15 19 22 Ayrshire and Arran 13 11 11 18 18 Borders 4 5 1 0 5 Dumfries and Galloway 8 4 2 5 3 Fife 11 10 10 7 8 Forth Valley 11 10 8 7 6 Grampian 10 16 9 13 17 Greater Glasgow 29 30 31 43 40 Highland 6 8 8 4 7 Lanarkshire 14 12 26 25 27
Epilepsy1 mentioned on death certificate but not as underlying cause of death Health board area 1990 1991 1992 1993 21994 Lothian 28 23 29 20 37 Orkney 1 1 2 0 0 Shetland 3 2 1 1 0 Tayside 17 18 19 16 10 Western Isles 0 0 1 0 4 Scotland 174 171 173 178 204 1 International Classification of Diseases (9th Revision) Codes 345.0–345.9. 2 1994 figures are provisional.