(2) how many deaths from cancer there have been in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside and (c) the North East in each year since 1997.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Jil Matheson, dated October 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Questions asking:
1) How many deaths from breast cancer there have been in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside and (c) the North East in each year since 1997. (296139)
2) How many deaths from cancer there have been in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside and (c) the North East in each year since 1997. (296140)
The tables attached provide the numbers of deaths where (1) breast cancer and (2) cancer were the underlying cause of death in (a) Jarrow parliamentary constituency, (b) South Tyneside local authority and (c) North East government office region from 1997 to 2008 (the latest year available).
Jarrow South Tyneside North East 1997 15 42 610 1998 17 39 571 1999 20 32 545 2000 19 31 518 2001 16 34 557 2002 21 34 515 2003 14 29 477 2004 13 26 524 2005 13 25 553 2006 22 36 532 2007 12 23 475 2008 29 46 545 1 Cause of death for breast cancer was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes 174-175 for the years 1997 to 2000, and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code C50 for the years 2001 to 2008. The introduction of ICD-10 in 2001 means that the numbers of deaths from this cause before 2001 is not completely comparable with later years. 2 Based on boundaries, and postcode allocations to boundaries, as of 2009. 4 Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.
Jarrow South Tyneside North East 1997 282 531 7,776 1998 280 549 7,901 1999 282 526 7,529 2000 272 522 7,469 2001 278 542 7,811 2002 281 517 7,695 2003 264 526 7,649 2004 263 527 7,629 2005 276 534 7,648 2006 297 485 7,667 2007 250 514 7,780 2008 284 542 7,949 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 2008. 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, and postcode allocations to boundaries, as of 2009. 3 Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.