HC Deb 04 November 1993 vol 231 c456W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many deaths from hypothermia took place in each region in 1992 among(a) men aged 65 years and over and (b) women aged 60 years and over.

Mr. Sackville

The information is shown in the table.

Numbers 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 1992
Regional health authority Men aged 65 years and over Women aged 60 years and over
Northern 6 16
Yorkshire 7 19
Trent 14 15
East Anglian 8 12
North West Thames 11 12
North East Thames 13 22
South East Thames 11 9
South West Thames 9 15
Wessex 5 13
Oxford 5 6
South Western 9 19
West Midlands 18 20
Mersey 3 9
North Western 11 15
Wales 8 11