§ Mr. Ronnie CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people died in Northumberland Health Authority area as the result of the use of medicinal drugs in each of the last five years(a) accidentally, (b) in cases involving (i) suicide and (ii) self-inflicted injury and (c) in other cases; and which drug each death involved. [106824]
§ Ms StuartThe information requested is in the table. 533W
Northumberland residents Deaths Accidental1 Suicide2 Undetermined3 1998 Analgesics, antipyretics and antirheumatics — 2 1 Barbiturates — 1 — Other sedatives and hypnotics 1 — — Tranquilisers and other psychotropic agents — — 1 Other specified drugs and medicaments — — 1 Unspecified drug or medicament — 1 — Total 1 4 3 1 Accidental = E850-E858 2 Suicide = E950 (.0 to .5) 3 Undetermined = E980 (.0 to .5) Source:
ONS Annual Death Extracts (individual anonymised records based on Death Certificate/any subsequent investigations)
It is not possible to distinguish between 'suicide' and 'self inflicted injury' since the ICD-9 classification has these as a single category
It is not possible to determine the specific drugs used—ICD-9 classification gives only categories of drugs