You asked:

We would like to request for the following data;

Time frame: 2001 to 2016

  1. Asthma Deaths by Month in London
  2. Respiratory Diseases Deaths by Month in London

We said:

Thank you for your recent query regarding data on monthly deaths due to asthma and respiratory diseases in London, 2001 to 2016.

Information on monthly deaths due to asthma and respiratory diseases in London, 2001-2015 can be obtained from the customer services team of the Vital Statistics Outputs Branch. Data for 2016 are not yet available. Special extracts and tabulations of monthly deaths due to asthma and respiratory diseases in London, 2001-2015 are available to order (subject to legal frameworks, disclosure control, resources and agreements of costs, where appropriate). Such enquiries should be made to:

Vital Statistics Outputs Branch
Office for National Statistics
Segensworth Road
Titchfield
Fareham
Hampshire
PO15 5RR
Tel: +44 (0)1329 444 110
E-mail: vsob@ons.gov.uk

As this information is already available to you via this route ONS considers that s.21(1) applies to this request and the information does not have to be supplied under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act. s.21(1) is an absolute exemption and no consideration of the public interest test needs to be applied.