HL Deb 12 January 1998 vol 584 cc132-3WA
The Duke of Buccleuch

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What were the number of deaths over a three-year period, up to the most recent date for which they are available, in each of the following categories:

  • road accidents;
  • hill-climbing accidents;
    • WA 133
  • horse-riding accidents;
  • accidents in the home;
  • smoking related illness;
  • alcohol related illness;
  • sunburn related illness;
  • drug related illness;
  • AIDS (HIV);
  • influenza;
  • E. coli and salmonella poisoning;
  • CJD;
  • lightning strike.

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

The information requested falls with the responsibility of the Chief Executive of the Office for National Statistics, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter to the Duke of Buccleuch from the Chief Executive of the Office for National Statistics, Mr. Tim Holt, dated 22 December 1997.

I have been asked, as Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), to answer your recent question asking for the number of deaths from various causes for the latest three year period for which figures are available.

The information requested is shown in the table below.

Deaths occurring in England and Wales over the 1994–1996 period
Number
road accidents 9,587
hill-climbing accidents 48
swimming accidents 422
horse-riding accidents 43
accidents in the home 9,094
smoking related illness1 360,000
alcohol related illness 12,577
sunburn related illness2 4,133
drug related illness3 7,657
AIDS (HIV) 1,616
influenza 492
E. coli and salmonella poisoning 197
CID 139
lightning strike 10
1 United Kingdom, (based on the latest Department of Health estimate).
2 Includes malignant melanoma of skin—unknown what proportion due to exposure to sun.
3Includes suicides, accidents and undetermined deaths, as well as drug dependent and non-dependent abuse deaths.