The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 23 October 2006:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths there were from (a) cancer and (b) heart disease in Burnley constituency in each year since 1997. (95718)
The attached tables provide the numbers of deaths where (a) cancer and (b) heart disease was the underlying cause of death, for 1997 to 2005 (the latest year available), for the Burnley parliamentary constituency.
Male Female Total 1997 123 96 219 1998 136 126 262 1999 133 114 247 2000 124 114 238 2001 96 123 219 2002 128 139 267 2003 126 103 229 2004 138 107 245 2005 103 113 216 1 Cause of death 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 COO-C97 for 2001 onwards. 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 Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.
Male Female Total 1997 149 146 295 1998 143 104 247 1999 105 127 232 2000 117 95 212 2001 108 95 203 2002 110 91 201 2003 116 82 198 2004 110 91 201 2005 91 96 187 1 Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes 410-414 for the years 1997 to 2000, and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes 120-125 for 2001 onwards. 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 Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.