HC Deb 05 November 1987 vol 121 cc873-5W
Mr. McAllion

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the number of hypothermia and cold-related deaths in Dundee as a proportion of such deaths in Scotland for each year since 1979.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The information is as follows:

Death mentioning hypothermia: Dundee city as a percentage of Scotland 1979 to 1986
Percentage
1979 3.1
1980 4.5
1981 3.1
1982 5.1
1983 6.1
1984 2.8
1985 3.4
1986 3.3

Mr. Nigel Griffiths

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will give the number of hypothermia and cold-related deaths in Scotland in each year from 1977 to 1987 by monthly total;

(2) if he will give the number of hypothermia and cold-related deaths in Lothian region in each year from 1977 to 1986 by monthly total;

(3) if he will give the number of hypothermia and cold-related deaths in Edinburgh in each year from 1977 to 1987 by monthly total;

(4) if he will give the number of hypothermia and cold-related deaths in Edinburgh, South in each year from 1977 to 1987 by monthly total.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

[holding answer 26 October 1987]: The information is as follows:

1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 11987
November 3 2 3 2 1 3 3 5 6 1
December 4 4 5 8 13 10 6 3 7 8
Total 26 28 44 29 39 38 39 40 48 36 19
1 Provisional.

Deaths from hypothermia in Edinburgh city
1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 11987
January 6 5 8 3 4 10 2 6 11 6 7
February 4 7 5 2 4 4 4 6 4 3 1
March 1 1 7 5 3 1 2 2 7 7 3
April 4 2 4 1 4 3 2
May 2 1 1 2 1 1 1
June 1 1 1 1
July 2 1 2 1
August 1 1 1 3 2
September 2 1 2 1
October 1 1 3 2 3 1
November 2 1 2 1 1 3 3 5 1
December 3 4 4 4 11 6 5 7
Total 21 21 33 19 31 26 29 26 40 26 12
1Provisional.

Information is not readily available for Edinburgh, South parliamentary constituency.

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