Question NW3532 to the Minister of Health
26 October 2015 - NW3532
Groenewald, Dr PJ to ask the Minister of Health
(1)How many bodies were received at State mortuaries in each province (a) in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012, (iv) 2013 and (v) 2014 and (b) since 1 January 2015; (2) how many of these bodies in each specified year in each specified province were deaths as a result of (a) motor cycle accidents, (b) cyclist deaths, (c) Aids, (d) tuberculosis, (e) other diseases and (f) old age; (3) whether he will make a statement on the matter?
Reply:
The reply to questions (1) and (2) are summarized in Table 1 to 9 below: Forensic Pathology Service (FPS)
TABLE 1: EASTERN CAPE |
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2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
Total bodies received in: |
7812 |
9713 |
10747 |
9131 |
8763 |
6430 |
Motorcycle accidents |
4 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
Cyclist deaths |
1 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
Aids |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
Tuberculosis |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
Other diseases |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
Old age |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
TABLE 2: FREE STATE |
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2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
Total bodies received in: |
4020 |
3799 |
4000 |
3086 |
3472 |
1853 |
Motorcycle accidents |
21 |
23 |
22 |
27 |
32 |
10 |
Cyclist deaths |
Included in a above |
Included in a above |
Included in a above |
Included in a above |
Included in a above |
Included in a above |
Aids |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
Tuberculosis |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
Other diseases |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
Old age |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
TABLE 3: GAUTENG |
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2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
Total bodies received in: |
14761 |
14019 |
13602 |
14586 |
14866 |
6601 |
Motorcycle accidents |
Data not available |
Data not available |
148 |
177 |
188 |
20 |
Cyclist deaths |
Data not available |
Data not available |
1881 Including Motor Vehicle Accidents |
1927 Including Motor Vehicle Accidents |
1707 Including Motor Vehicle Accidents |
206 Including Motor Vehicle Accidents |
Aids |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
Tuberculosis |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
Other diseases |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
Old age |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
TABLE 4: KWA-ZULU NATAL |
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2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
Total bodies received in: |
13330 |
12551 |
12643 |
12824 |
12718 |
6935 |
Motorcycle accidents |
Data not available |
Not specified |
Not specified |
Not specified |
Not specified |
Not specified |
Cyclist deaths |
Data not available |
Not specified |
Not specified |
Not specified |
Not specified |
Not specified |
Aids |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
Tuberculosis |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
Other diseases |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
Old age |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
TABLE 5: LIMPOPO |
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2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
Total bodies received in: |
2401 |
2376 |
2277 |
2224 |
2321 |
3167 |
Motorcycle accidents |
Not specified |
Not specified |
Not specified |
Not specified |
Not specified |
1 |
Cyclist deaths |
Not specified |
Not specified |
Not specified |
Not specified |
Not specified |
Not specified |
Aids |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
Tuberculosis |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
Other diseases |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
Old age |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
TABLE 6: MPUMALANGA |
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2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
Total bodies received in: |
3855 |
3802 |
4271 |
4635 |
4561 |
3014 |
Motorcycle accidents |
4 |
3 |
20 |
20 |
9 |
6 |
Cyclist deaths |
3 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
Aids |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
Tuberculosis |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
Other diseases |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
Old age |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
TABLE 7: NORTHERN CAPE |
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2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
Total bodies received in: |
1626 |
1634 |
1713 |
1707 |
1803 |
705 |
Motorcycle accidents |
Included in c above |
3 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
Cyclist deaths |
Included in c above |
9 |
20 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
Aids |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
Tuberculosis |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
Other diseases |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
Old age |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
TABLE 8: NORTH WEST |
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2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
Total bodies received in: |
3627 |
3539 |
3316 |
3695 |
3560 |
2678 |
Motorcycle accidents |
38 |
33 |
17 |
21 |
25 |
19 |
Cyclist deaths |
34 |
15 |
25 |
41 |
25 |
7 |
Aids |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
Tuberculosis |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
Other diseases |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
Old age |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
TABLE 9: WESTERN CAPE |
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2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
Total bodies received in: |
9372 |
9394 |
9800 |
9989 |
10297 |
7692 |
Motorcycle accidents |
66 |
64 |
80 |
70 |
75 |
48 |
Cyclist deaths |
23 |
40 |
28 |
22 |
27 |
19 |
Aids |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
Tuberculosis |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
Other diseases |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
Old age |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
* FPS only conducts autopsies on unnatural deaths |
END.