Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 March 2005. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 March 2005 on behalf of the Office for National Statistics.

Treasury;Office for National Statistics

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many deaths from MRSA there have been in Coventry in each of the last five years.

Answer: Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths from MRSA there have been in Coventry in each of the last five years. [222947] Mr. Timms: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply. Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Jim Cunningham, dated 22 March 2005: As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths from MRSA there have been in Coventry in each of the last five years. (222947) The latest year for which figures are available is 2003. Numbers of deaths where MRSA was a contributory factor are given in the table below. Number of deaths where MRSA was a contributory factor,1 Coventry,2 1999-20033 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of deaths where MRSA was a contributory factor 1999 10 2000 6 2001 5 2002 4-- 2003 4-- _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Identified using the methodology described in Griffiths C, Lamagni TL, Crowcroft NS, Duckworth G and Rooney C (2004) Trends in MRSA in England and Wales: analysis of morbidity and mortality data for 1993-2002. "Health Statistics Quarterly" 21, 15-22. 2 Deaths to residents of this area 3 Figures are for deaths occurring in the years 1999 to 2003. 4 Fewer than 5 deaths Source: Office for National Statistics

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