Written question asked by Ronnie Campbell (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 7 February 1996. It was answered by Lord Horam (Conservative) on Wednesday, 7 February 1996 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: What is his calculation of the numbers of people who died in Northumberland Health Authority as the result of the use of medicinal drugs in each of the last five years (a) accidentally, (b) in cases involving suicide or self-inflicted injury and (c) in cases involving injury undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted; and which drug each death involved. - Includes table and ref to tables 9 and 10 of Office of Population Cencuses and Surveys publication series DH4 (in Library).

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