Viscount Longasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many human deaths in the United Kingdom were attributable to tuberculosis in (a) 1995; (b) 1996; (c) 1997 and (d) 1998. [HL1752]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics, who has been asked to reply.
Letter to Viscount Long from the Director of the Office for National Statistics, Tim Holt, dated 31 March 1999.
As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question on how many human deaths in the United Kingdom were attributable to tuberculosis in (a) 1995, (b) 1996, (c) 1997 and (d) 1998.
The information requested is shown below.
Deaths certified as due to tuberculosis in the United Kingdom, 1995–97 Year Tuberculosis deaths Late effects of tuberculosis deaths 1995 500 84 1996 476 65 1997 459 60 Please note that 1998 data are not yet available.