§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the five most common causes of death for women in the North Staffordshire and South Cheshire health authorities in the last year for which figures are available. [19556]
§ Mr. HoramThe information requested is shown in the table. Data are not at present available for the new South Cheshire health authority, which incorporates the former Chester district health authority, South and East Cheshire DHA, and small parts formerly within Wirral DHA and North Cheshire DHA. Chester DHA and South and East Cheshire DHA together constitute almost 95 per cent. of the new South Cheshire health authority.
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Top five causes of death in 1994 to female residents of: ICD North Staffordshire DHA 1. Ischaemic heart disease 410–414 2. Cerebrovascular disease 430–438 3. Pneumonia 480–486 4. Breast cancer 174 5. Malignant neoplasm of the trachea, bronchus and lung 162 Chester DHA 1. Ischaemic heart disease 410–414 2. Cerebrovascular disease 430–438 3. Pneumonia 480–486
Top five causes of death in 1994 to female residents of: ICD 4. Malignant neoplasm of the trachea, bronchus and lung 162 5. Breast cancer 174 South and East Cheshire DHA 1. Ischaemic heart disease 410–414 2. Cerebrovascular disease 430–438 3. Pneumonia 480–486 4. Breast cancer 174 5. Malignant neoplasm of the trachea, bronchus and lung 162
§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many pregnancies occurred in each of the last five years in the North Staffordshire and South Cheshire health authorities. [19557]
§ Mr. HoramThe information requested for the North Staffordshire health authority is shown in the table. Data are not at present available for the new South Cheshire HA, which incorporates the former Cheshire DHA, South and East Cheshire DHA, and small parts formerly within Wirral DHA and North Cheshire DHA. Estimates are provided for the former Cheshire DHA and the former South and East Cheshire DHA which together constitute almost 95 per cent. of the new South Cheshire HA.
Conceptions1, 1989–93 1989 1990 1991 1992 19931 North Staffordshire HA Chester 6,295 7,599 7,118 6,882 6,542 DHA South and East 2,532 2,971 3,041 2,718 2,723 Cheshire DHA 5,774 6,688 6,435 6,239 6,199 8,306 9,659 9,476 8,957 8,922 1Includes pregnancies which resulted in either a maternity or a termination of pregnancy by abortion under the 1967 Act. There is no reliable information about pregnancies which led to spontaneous abortions and these are not included. 2Analyses of data about conceptions in 1994, most of which resulted in births during 1995, will be completed later this year.