HC Deb 04 December 1986 vol 106 cc738-9W
Mr. Tony Banks

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many deaths from hypothermia related causes were registered in the Newham borough since 1979, by month of registration.

Mrs. Currie

The table shows the number of deaths registered in the Newham Registration District (which is coterminous with Newham London borough) with any mention of hypothermia on the death certificate, irrespective of whether it did or did not appear as the underlying cause of death, by month of registration from January 1979 to 14 November 1986.

Number of deaths registered with any mention of hypothermia on the death certificate, in Newham London Borough, by month of registration, 1979–1986
Year Months of registration
January February March April May June July August September October November December
1979 1 4 1
1980
1981 1 1 1
1982 1
1983
1984 2 1
1985 1 1
19861 2 n/a
1 Figures for 1986 are provisional.
2 To week ending 14 November.

n/a Not available.