§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many old age pensioners have died as a result of hypothermia in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. FreemanThe information is as follows:
Number of deaths with mention of hypothermia on the death certificate for males aged 65 and over, and females aged 60 and over, in England and Wales from 1979 to 1988. Year Number of Deaths Males Females 1979 238 477 1980 165 341 1981 175 411 1982 204 345 1983 149 314 1984 165 312 1985 238 485 1986 254 513 1987 156 338 1988 162 249
§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the number of deaths where hypothermia was mentioned as a cause; and what is his estimate of the total number of deaths where hypothermia was the underlying cause of death in England in each year from 1978 to 1988.
§ Mr. FreemanThe information is as follows:
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Number of deaths from hypothermia as a mention on the death certificate; and also as an underlying cause1 of death in England from 1978 to 1988. Year Mentioned 1Underlying cause 1978 646 n/a 1979 789 404 1980 555 245 1981 628 n/a 1982 611 300 1983 508 209 1984 516 249
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyInformation about the average and range of prescribing costs can only be made available without disproportionate expense for the last quarter. This is set out in the table. This information cannot be directly derived from PACT which is not a database.
Year Mentioned 1Underlying cause 1985 762 407 1986 785 411 1987 517 249 1988 404 181 1 Assigned to the 9th revision (1979) International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes 778.3 and 991.6. 1981: Not available due to industrial action by registration officers.