§ Mrs. BallardTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list for each health authority, the numbers of those suffering from heart disease who are(a) male and (b) female in the most recent 12-month period. [10661]
§ Ms JowellThe only accurate information on heart disease relates to death rates rather than to numbers of those affected. Tables and graphs showing the latest mortality rates from coronary heart disease by health authority are contained in the Public Health Common Data Set for England 1996, volume 1, copies of which are available in the Library.
However, in the 1994 health survey for England, one quarter of the people interviewed considered themselves to have some form of cardiovascular disorder, and 6 per cent. of men and 4 per cent. of women reported having had a heart attack or angina.