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The figures for 2008-09 show an increase over previous years as a result of our work to improve the accuracy of the Register of Charities. A key aspect of our strategy is the prompt removal of charities that are inactive and with which we can no longer establish contact. The marked peak in November 2008 is a direct consequence of this strategy.
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Death: Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many (a) alcohol and (b) illegal drug-related deaths there were in (i) Crosby constituency and (ii) Merseyside in the last 12 months. [273608]
Kevin Brennan: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, May 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many (a) alcohol and (b) illegal drug-related deaths there were in (i) Crosby constituency and (ii) Merseyside in the last 12 months. (273608)
The tables attached provide the number of deaths where (a) the underlying cause was alcohol related (Table 1) and (b) the underlying cause was drug poisoning, where any drug controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 was mentioned on the death certificate (Table 2), in Crosby constituency and Merseyside metropolitan county in 2007 (the latest year available).
| Table 1: Number of alcohol-related deaths,( 1 ) Crosby constituency and Merseyside metropolitan county( 2) , 2007( 3) | |
| Deaths | |
| (1) Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). Deaths were included where the underlying cause was alcohol-related, as shown in box 1. (2) Based on boundaries as of 2009. (3) All figures are for deaths registered in 2007. | |
| Box 1. Alcohol-related causes of death - International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) | |
| Cause of death | 1CIM0 code(s) |
| Table 2. Number of deaths from drug misuse( 1) , Crosby constituency and Merseyside metropolitan county( 2) , 2007( 3) | |
| Deaths | |
| (1) Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). Deaths were included where the underlying cause was due to drug poisoning, as shown in box 2, and where a drug controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 was mentioned on the death certificate. (2) Based on boundaries as of 2009. (3) All figures are for deaths registered in 2007. | |
Death: Nutrition
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many deaths from malnutrition and the effects of hunger there have been in settings other than hospitals and private and public care homes in each Government Office region since 1997. [273544]
Kevin Brennan: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated May 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths from malnutrition and the effects of hunger there have been in settings other than hospitals and private and public care homes in each Government Office region since 1997. (273544)
Malnutrition may be recorded as the underlying cause of death, but this is a rare occurrence. The ‘effects of hunger’, as the effects of malnutrition may be reported on a death certificate, is never recorded as the underlying cause of death, because it is defined by the International Classification of Diseases as a ‘secondary cause’ only. Consequently, deaths with any mention of either of these causes on the death certificate are reported together.
The attached tables provide the numbers of deaths in settings other than hospitals and private and public care homes where (a) malnutrition was the underlying cause of death (Table 1), and (b) malnutrition or ‘effects of hunger’ was mentioned anywhere on the death certificate (Table 2), for persons resident in each government office region in England, for the years 1998 to 2007 (the latest year available). Table 2 includes deaths where malnutrition was a complication of the underlying cause (for example cancer of the stomach) in addition to deaths where it was reported as the underlying cause.
| Table 1. Deaths in settings other than hospitals and care homes where malnutrition was the underlying cause of death( 1) , persons resident in Government office regions in England( 2) , 1997 to 2007( 3) | |||||||||||
| Deaths (persons) | |||||||||||
| Government office region | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| (1) Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes 260-269 (malnutrition) for the years 1997 to 2000, and the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes E40-E46 (malnutrition) for 2001 onwards. The introduction of ICD-10 in 2001 means that the numbers of deaths from each cause before 2001 are not completely comparable with later years. (2) Based on boundaries as of 2009. (3) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. | |||||||||||
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