§ Mr. Ronnie CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his calculation of the number of people who died in Northumberland health authority as the result of the use of medicinal drugs in each of the last five years(a) accidentally, (b) in cases involving suicide or self-inflicted injury and (c) in cases involving injury undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted; and which drug each death involved. [13562]
§ Mr. HoramThe table shows the number of people usually resident in the Northumberland health authority area who have died as a result of poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances, ICD1 codes 960–979, in the years 1988 to 1992, under the headings of accident, suicide and self-inflicted injury, and injury undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted. Whether or not these were prescribed drugs is not recorded at death. However, most of the categories of these substances are available only on prescription. Major exceptions are "analgesics, antipyretics and antirheumatics", ICD1 code 965 and "other unspecified drugs and medicaments", ICD1 code 977. The drugs implicated in these deaths are published each year in tables 9 and 10 of the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys publication series DH4 which is available in the Library.
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Deaths as a result of poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances, ICD1 960–979, to residents of Northumberland health authority areas 1988–1992 ICD1 code 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 960–979 Accident 1 0 1 1 0 Suicide and self-inflicted injury 7 6 7 2 5 Injury undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted 8 6 7 6 4
Deaths as a result of poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances, ICD1 960–979, to residents of Northumberland health authority areas 1988–1992 ICD1 code 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 965 Accident 0 0 1 1 0 Suicide and self-inflicted injury 3 0 5 0 2 Injury undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted 2 1 2 5 1 977 Accident 0 0 0 0 0 Suicide and self-inflicted injury 0 3 1 0 1 Injury undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted 0 1 3 0 0 1 International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision.