§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish a table showing, for men aged 65 years and over and women aged 60 years and over, the number of deaths from hypothermia in each region for each year since 1987.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information is in the table.
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Number of deaths with mention of hypothermia on the death certificate for men aged 65 and over and women aged 60 and over by Regional Health Authority of usual residence for the years 1987 to 1991 Regional Health Authority Men aged 65 years and over Women aged 60 years and over 1987 Northern 11 22 Yorkshire 15 19 Trent 14 25 East Anglian 4 14 North West Thames 13 18 North East Thames 11 31 South East Thames 8 33 South West Thames 8 12 Wessex 10 11 Oxford 8 25
§ Mr. SackvilleInformation is not collected in the form requested. The available information is as follows:
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Regional Health Authority Men aged 65 years and over Women aged 60 years and over South Western 9 18 West Midlands 11 23 Mersey 4 12 North Western 5 25 Wales 10 28 1988 Northern 6 12 Yorkshire 8 24 Trent 8 20 East Anglian 5 14 North West Thames 8 15 North East Thames 17 16 South East Thames 10 18 South West Thames 4 14 Wessex 7 9 Oxford 7 11 South Western 16 20 West Midlands 11 22 Mersey 4 10 North Western 8 16 Wales 10 16 1989 Northern 4 8 Yorkshire 3 20 Trent 11 16 East Anglian 5 7 North West Thames 4 14 North East Thames 11 25 South East Thames 13 18 South West Thames 6 19 Wessex 5 12 Oxford 9 10 South Western 7 20 West Midlands 11 14 Mersey 2 10 North Western 7 14 Wales 6 13 1990 Northern 3 12 Yorkshire 14 21 Trent 12 14 East Anglian 4 9 North West Thames 7 18 North East Thames 8 18 South East Thames 10 14 South West Thames 6 9 Wessex 9 11 Oxford 5 6 South Western 5 17 West Midlands 11 25
Regional Health Authority Men aged 65 years and over Women aged 60 years and over Mersey 1 9 North Western 10 10 Wales 6 15 1991 Northern 7 20 Yorkshire 7 18 Trent 12 26 East Anglian 13 13 North West Thames 12 21 North East Thames 10 20 South East Thames 13 22 South West Thames 5 24 Wessex 2 21 Oxford 6 16 South Western 19 21 West Midlands 23 37 Mersey 2 10 North Western 7 14 Wales 7 23
Mid-year population estimates (thousands) Males aged 65 + Females aged 60+ Year 1987 1988 1989 1990 11991 1987 1988 1989 11990 1991 England and Wales 3,132.8 3,167.6 3,203.3 3,228.8 3,271.1 6,116.0 6,119.7 6,129.1 6,127.2 6,164.1 Regional health authorities— Northern 186.7 188.9 191.3 192.8 197.9 374.0 374.2 375.0 374.8 381.4 Yorkshire 221.0 223.5 226.0 227.5 232.6 439.9 440.1 441.2 440.6 445.3 Trent 290.0 293.7 297.4 299.8 311.7 546.9 548.8 551.4 552.8 564.1 East Anglian 138.2 140.8 143.2 145.2 147.9 247.8 251.0 253.7 256.0 258.5 North West Thames 199.7 200.4 202.2 203.7 199.2 383.4 380.9 380.1 378.9 374.3 North East Thames 229.2 230.4 231.7 233.3 223.6 446.0 442.9 440.3 438.6 421.3 South East Thames 244.1 245.3 246.7 247.2 245.4 486.1 483.5 481.4 478.5 472.4 South West Thames 193.9 195.0 196.3 197.5 194.3 388.4 386.2 384.9 383.2 379.1 Wessex 198.6 201.7 204.1 205.9 212.0 378.6 381.5 383.5 384.9 390.7 Oxford 133.5 136.4 139.2 141.9 138.1 247.8 250.8 253.6 256.0 253.6 South Western 230.9 233.8 236.9 238.4 246.0 438.9 441.6 444.0 444.9 453.5 West Midlands 306.5 311.6 316.1 319.5 328.3 591.1 593.3 595.7 597.3 613.1 Mersey 139.2 140.7 142.4 143.4 146.6 289.3 289.1 289.1 288.2 294.0 North Western 237.5 238.8 240.0 240.6 248.0 492.5 489.0 486.7 483.6 487.8 Wales 183.8 186.6 189.8 192.0 199.4 365.2 366.8 368.3 368.8 375.3 1 The estimates for 1991 have been provisionally rebased using early 1991 census results. Those for 1987–90 are based upon 1981 census data, with allowance for subsequent births, deaths, and migration. They are not consistent with the 1991 estimates, and will be revised next year after final rebased 1991 estimates have been prepared using more complete 1991 census information.