§ Mr. Nellistasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of (a) men and (b) women over the age of 65 years who have died (i) in the winter months and (ii) in the summer months in each year since 1979 to the latest available year (A) nationally and (B) in each standard economic planning region.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe readily available information is shown in the table. "Winter months" have been taken as the March quarter (January, February and March), and "summer months" as the September quarter (July, August and September).
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Number of deaths from all causes, males and females, aged 65 years and over, for 'winter' and 'summer' months, England and Wales, standard regions, 1979–1985 Standard Region 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 March quarter Sept. quarter March quarter Sept. quarter March quarter Sept. quarter March quarter Sept. quarter March quarter Sept. quarter March quarter Sept. quarter March quarter Sept. quarter England and Wales Males 62,989 44,884 58,373 45,553 57,890 45,800 60,250 45,363 60,932 46,552 57,377 43,789 63,756 46,846 Females 73,722 51,697 67,412 52,127 67,792 52,965 71,829 51,540 72,034 53,524 67,062 50,480 75,562 53,742 England Males 58,892 41,956 54,712 42,678 54,339 42,902 56,499 42,455 56,996 43,470 53,768 41,051 59,931 43,925 Females 69,436 48,435 63,497 48,885 63,686 49,647 67,594 48,259 67,589 50,181 63,189 47,487 71,177 50,399 North Males 3,964 2,896 3,794 2,943 3,817 2,994 3,894 2,923 3,820 2,998 3,840 2,831 4,121 3,012 Females 4,574 3,224 4,133 3,367 4,207 3,332 4,462 3,298 4,349 3,269 4,354 3,274 4,943 3,424 Yorkshire and Humberside Males 6,449 4,886 5,937 4,666 5,842 4,585 6,226 4,640 6,054 4,807 5,833 4,503 6,468 4,700 Females 7,447 5,227 6,784 5,200 6,766 5,355 7,561 5,222 7,188 5,483 7,101 5,216 7,386 5,409 East Midlands Males 4,664 3,310 4,444 3,401 4,401 3,489 4,603 3,350 4,623 3,537 4,334 3,318 4,759 3,569 Females 5,171 3,752 4,884 3,622 4,699 3,942 5,379 3,670 5,188 3,846 4,827 3,689 5,401 3,777 East Anglia Males 2,365 1,728 2,262 1,776 2,311 1,834 2,495 1,805 2,345 1,843 2,266 1,738 2,624 1,929 Females 2,578 1,815 2,461 1,894 2,552 1,911 2,674 1,911 2,659 1,936 2,564 1,939 2,928 2,047 South East Males 20,751 14,766 18,892 15,098 19,024 15,029 19,258 14,783 19,974 15,136 18,679 14,365 21,095 15,407 Females 24,939 17,189 22,427 17,722 22,898 17,506 23,670 17,153 24,307 17,876 22,086 16,689 25,485 17,951 South West Males 6,193 4,349 5,765 4,499 5,830 4,394 5,816 4,548 6,138 4,453 5,507 4,409 6,093 4,618 Females 7,216 5,146 6,491 5,069 6,833 5,223 6,885 5,002 7,336 5,400 6,374 4,993 7,253 5,431 West Midlands Males 6,004 4,220 5,601 4,407 5,635 4,382 6,064 4,379 5,877 4,613 5,649 4,176 6,286 4,632 Females 6,966 4,840 6,415 4,687 6,360 4,881 6,742 4,743 6,355 4,998 6,449 4,646 7,076 5,059 North West Males 8,482 6,099 8,017 5,888 7,479 6,195 8,143 6,027 8,165 6,083 7,660 5,711 8,485 6,058 Females 10,545 7,242 9,902 7,324 9,371 7,497 10,221 7,260 10,207 7,373 9,434 7,041 10,705 7,301 Wales Males 4,021 2,741 3,567 2,722 3,475 2,767 3,680 2,788 3,857 2,928 3,518 2,574 3,743 2,749 Females 4,217 3,134 3,857 3,136 4,038 3,192 4,156 3,174 4,370 3,213 3,805 2,891 4,298 3,200