§ Mr. Frank Fieldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the numbers of deaths from hypothermia for each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and of those annual total deaths, how many occurred to children under one year old, people over 65 years of age and people over 80 years of age, respectively.
§ Mr. John PattenThe numbers of deaths with mention of hypothermia are shown in the table.
Number of deaths with mention of hypothermia for selected age-groups, 1974 to 1983 England and Wales Year Age All ages Under 1 Over 65 years Over 80 years 1974 401 23 308 148 1975 511 12 428 232 1976 585 15 482 246 1977 613 18 501 254 1978 708 26 588 301 1979 824 20 676 331 1980 596 13 486 215 1981 685 9 570 297 1982 671 18 533 296 1983 539 9 444 235 Over 65 (or over 80) years of age is interpreted as aged 66 (or 81) and over. The figures for over 80 years are included in those for over 65 years.