HC Deb 18 March 1986 vol 94 cc126-7W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the figures indicating the number of people in the United Kingdom who have died from hypothermia each year since 1978.

Mr. Whitney

Information on the numbers of deaths with any mention of hypothermia on the death certificate, irrespective of whether it did or did not appear as the underlying cause of death is not available for Northern Ireland prior to 1985. The table, therefore, shows figures for Great Britain from 1978 to 1985, and for the United Kingdom for 1985.

Numbers of deaths with any mention of hypothermia, Great Britain 1978 to 1985 United Kingdom 1985
Persons, all ages
Year Great Britain United Kingdom
1978 913 n.a.
1979 1,122 n.a.
1980 795 n.a.
1981 939 n.a.
1982 860 n.a.
1983 717 n.a.
1984 731 n.a.
1985 1,057 1,084
* Figures for 1985 are provisional.
n.a.=not available.