HC Deb 17 November 1986 vol 105 cc35-6W
Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the number of deaths from hypothermia-related causes in Wales in each of the months of 1984, 1985 and 1986.

Mr. Mark Robinson

The numbers of deaths of persons usually resident in Wales where hypothermia was mentioned on the death certificate (whether or not it was recorded as the underlying cause) are given in the following table:

Month of registration 1984 1985 11986
January 5 20 5
February 8 7 13
March 7 8 7
April 1 4 8
May 1 6 6
June 2 2 4
July 3
August 1
September 1 3 2
October 1 2
November 2 5
December 6 2
Source: Office of Population Censuses and Surveys.
1 Provisional figures for 1986 to 31 October.