Suicides

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asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in the Official Report the 10 district local authority areas with the highest suicide rate in each of the last three years.

I regret that the full information requested can be provided only at disproportionate cost. However

Regional Health Authorities
Total Capital Expenditure (£000)
	1979–80	1980–81	1981–82	1982–83	1983–84	1984–85	1985–86
Northern	27,590	35,014	44,357	48,072	44,337	47,880	49,525
Yorkshire	30,914	44,930	50,924	52,584	51,404	51,588	72,815
Trent	45,054	53,985	69,217	65,862	69,402	72,661	77,692
E. Anglian	22,069	27,866	32,254	31,879	24,064	29,976	31,954
N.W. Thames	25,931	35,838	43,387	46,989	50,539	55,369	64,906
N.E. Thames	31,700	48,652	51,592	56,017	61,600	66,652	65,932
S.E. Thames	25,992	35,138	39,422	46,327	51,988	49,852	55,181
S.W. Thames	22,997	36,030	37,582	34,669	35,834	42,174	52,859
Wessex	22,677	33,737	37,668	41,746	49,188	61,692	66,982
Oxford	12,483	18,689	26,382	28,769	32,334	29,099	30,126
South Western	24,791	33,004	43,034	44,354	54,836	60,813	64,920
West midlands	39,272	60,161	65,587	58,886	66,413	86,554	118,188
Mersey	26,511	32,573	36,037	36,611	36,088	39,921	37,337
North Western	50,957	60,739	84,679	82,522	69,224	84,831	83,187
Total	408,938	556,356	662,122	675,287	697,251	779,062	872,104

Note:

The figures for the years since 1982–83 are taken from the annual accounts of regional and district health authorities and prior to 1982–83 from those of their predecessor authorities.

the number of suicides by local authority area of usual residence is published in table 5 of "Mortality Statistics, area. Series DH5 no 12", a copy of which is in the Library.

Volume 111: debated on Thursday 26 February 1987