HC Deb 17 February 1988 vol 127 cc654-5W
Mrs. Margaret Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish tables in the manner of those in the answer to the hon. Member for Surrey, South-West (Mrs. Bottomley) of 9 February,Official Report, column 170, relating to excess winter mortality in Scotland.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The information is as follows:

Year Winter Deaths Summer Deaths Differences Percentage Excess
A B A-B (A-B) × 100/B
1962 18,516 13,460 5,056 37.6
1963 20,711 13,775 6,936 50.4
1964 16,510 13,644 2,866 21.0
1965 17,806 13,860 3,946 28.5
1966 19,471 13,655 5,816 42.6
1967 15,834 13,365 2,469 18.5
1968 19,264 13,482 5,782 42.9
1969 18,148 13,970 4,178 29.9
1970 19,271 14,157 5,114 36.1
1971 16,712 14,145 2,567 18.1
1972 19,108 14,349 4,759 33.2
1973 18,171 14,303 3,868 27.0
1974 17,093 14,490 2,603 18.0
1975 17,338 14,114 3,224 22.8
1976 19,780 14,071 5,709 40.6
1977 17,049 13,859 3,190 23.0
1978 19,112 14,433 4,679 32.4
1979 18,810 14,580 4,230 29.0
1980 17,304 14,246 3,058 21.5
1981 17,293 14,269 3,024 21.2
1982 19,364 14,165 5,199 36.7
1983 18,108 14,245 3,863 27.1
1984 17,225 13,831 3,394 24 5
1985 17,466 14,354 3,112 21.7
1986 18,456 14,273 4,183 29.3
19871 16,878 14,088 2,790 19.8
1 Provisional

Five Year Period Percentage Excess Winter Mortality
1958–1962 42.1
1963–1967 32.3
1968–1972 32.0
1973–1977 26.2
1978–1982 28.2
1983–1987 24.5

Notes:

Winter: deaths registered in months January to March inclusive.

Summer: deaths registered in months July to September inclusive.