§ Mr. Ernie Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of persons who have died due to hypothermia during the last 12 months; and what were the age categories of those persons.
§ Mr. John PattenThe latest available information is shown in the table.
Number of deaths with mention of hypothermia by sex and age group, 1 December 1983 to 30 November 1984 England and Wales Age group Males Females Persons 0 to 4 2 2 4 5 to 14 1 — 1 15 to 24 5 1 6 25 to 34 2 2 4 35 to 44 7 3 10 45 to 54 17 10 27 55 to 64 27 21 48 65 to 74 49 54 103 75 to 84 75 143 218 85 and over 38 109 147 All ages 223 345 568 Figures are provisional.