Treasury written question – answered at on 21 February 2005.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people have died from the effects of vitamins and supplements in (a) Lancashire, (b) Chorley and (c) the north west in the last three years.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl to Mr. Lindsay Hoyle, dated
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many people have died from the effects of vitamins and supplements in (a) Lancashire, (b) Chorley and (c)the North West in the last three years. I am replying in his absence. (216241)
Available figures relate to poisoning by vitamins and vitamin supplements. They do not include adverse effects of vitamins and vitamin supplements in therapeutic use. The most recent available figures are for the calendar year 2003. There were 2 deaths recorded nationally from poisoning by vitamins and vitamin supplements 1 between the calendar years 2001 and 2003. Because of the risk of disclosure these data can not be disaggregated by area.
1 Selected using the International Classification of Diseases Tenth Revision (1CD-10) codes:
T45.2—Poisoning by vitamins, not elsewhere classified,
T45.7—Poisoning by anticoagulant antagonists, vitamin K and other coagulant,
T46.7—Peripheral vasodilators, and
T47.1—Poisoning from other antacids and anti-gastric-secretion drugs.
Yes1 person thinks so
No0 people think not
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