Written question asked by Peter Bottomley (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 December 1992. It was answered by Lord Mawhinney (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 December 1992 on behalf of the Department of Health.

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Dept of Health

Question

How many death certificates mentioned smoking in 1979 and in the most recent year. (Failed OPQ) - Reliable information not available; from next year hope that new procedures on death certification may produce more usable information.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

215 c631W;215 c628W

Session

1992-93

Question not reached

Yes

Subjects

Death Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships Smoking

Contains statistics

Yes