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answer text: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated October 2008:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent questions asking:""1) How many people have died from cancer in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year since 1997. (224786)""2) How many people have died from breast cancer in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year since 1997. (224788)""The tables attached provide the numbers of deaths where (1) cancer and (2) breast cancer were the underlying cause of death in (a) Jarrow parliamentary constituency, (b) South Tyneside local authority, (c) North East government office region and (d) England from 1997 to 2007 (the latest year available)." Table 1. Number of deaths where cancer was the underlying cause of death¹, Jarrow parliamentary constituency, South Tyneside local authority, North East government office region, and England, 1997 to 2007², ³ Deaths (persons) Jarrow South Tyneside North East England 1997 282 531 7,776 127,038 1998 280 549 7,901 127,434 1999 282 526 7,530 125,076 2000 272 522 7,469 123,887 2001 278 542 7,811 127,359 2002 281 517 7,695 128,380 2003 264 526 7,650 127,286 2004 263 527 7,629 126,048 2005 276 534 7,648 126,246 2006 298 485 7,667 126,779 2007 250 514 7,780 127,719 ¹ Cause of death for cancer was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes 140-208 for the years 1997 to 2000, and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes C00-C97 for the years 2001 to 2007. The introduction of ICD-10 in 2001 means that the numbers of deaths from this cause before 2001 are not completely comparable with later years. ² Based on boundaries as of 2008. ³ Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. Table 2. Number of deaths where breast cancer was the underlying cause of death¹,…
answer given date: 2008-10-13+01:00
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