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31.
Mr. Michael NcNair-Wilson
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many deaths in hospitals in the last three years have been attributed to the administration of anaesthetics.
Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg
The number of deaths in hospitals in England and Wales where anaesthetics were mentioned in the cause of death or in subsequent information supplied by the coroner was as follows:
| Year | Deaths with mention of anaesthetics |
| 1978 | 84 |
| 1979 | 72 |
| 1980 | 66 |