§ Mr. O'HaraTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths of(a) people aged 60 to 74 years, (b) people aged 75 to 84 years, (c) people aged over 85 years and (d) in total, in England and Wales, were attributed wholly or partly to hypothermia in 1998. [100478]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Eddie O'Hara, dated 30 November 1999:
As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths were attributed wholly or partly to hypothermia in 1998.The information requested is given in the table below.
Deaths attributed to Hypothermia, England and Wales, 1998 60–74 75–84 85+ All ages Hypothermia 72 115 111 352
§ Mr. O'HaraTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people died in England and Wales in winter 1998–99(a) aged 60 to 74 years, (b) aged 75 to 84 years, (c) aged over 85 years and (d) in total; and what was the average number of deaths in winter in each category over the last 10-year period. [100479]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
171WLetter from Tim Holt to Mr. Eddie O'Hara, dated 30 November 1995:
As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many people died in England and Wales in winter 1998–99.
The information requested is given in the table below, using the standard ONS definition of winter being December to March.
Winter deaths, England and Wales Age Winter 1998–99 Average 1993–94 to 1997–98 60–74 51,750 55,759 75–84 72,557 70,261 85+ 69,888 60,423 All ages 216,653 209,171 Figures for monthly deaths are only readily available from 1993 onwards. Deaths are only averaged therefore for the five winters from 1993–94 to 1997–98.