HC Deb 24 November 1994 vol 250 cc328-9W
Mr. Foulkes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many death certificates in 1993 had(a) hypothermia, (b) pneumonia, (c) other cold-related illnesses as one of the contributory causes of death; and what were the figures for each of the four previous years in each case.

Mr. Sackville

The available information is shown in the table.

Deaths in England and Wales where hypothermia 1(ICD 991.6) was mentioned as a contributory cause, 1989–1993
Number
1989 372
1990 368
1991 534
1992 362
1993 472
1 International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision.

Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for health how many deaths were recorded for(a) hypothermia and (b) cold-related illness for the years 1987 to 1993 for (i) the United Kingdom, (ii) Scotland, (iii) England, (iv) Wales and (v) Northern Ireland.

Mr. Sackville

The available information is shown in the table.

Number of deaths from hypothermia in England. Wales, Northern Ireland (ICD 991.6)1 and Scotland (ICDs E901.0, E901.8, E901.9 and secondary codes 788.3, 780.0, 780.8, 780.9)1 1987–1992
1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
England 249 181 156 143 236 142
Scotland 34 39 39 45 25 29
Northern Ireland 7 8 6 9 11 8
Wales 19 12 10 8 13 7
United Kingdom 309 240 210 205 285 186
1 International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision.

Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many deaths were recorded for(a) hypothermia and (b) cold-related illness for each month of 1992, 1993 and 1994 for (i) the United Kingdom, (ii) Scotland, (iii) England, (iv) Wales and (v) Northern Ireland.

Mr. Sackville

The available information is shown in the table.

Number of deaths from hypothermia by month in England, Wales, Northern Ireland (ICD 991.6)1 and Scotland (ICDs E910.0, E910.8,E910.9 and secondary cause codes 778.3, 780.0, 780.8 and 780.9)1 in 1992.
England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom
January 28 3 — — 31
February 27 10 3 1 41
March 9 3 — — 12
April 12 4 1 1 18
May 3 1 — 4 8
June — — — 1 1
July — 1 — — 1
August 2 — — — 2
September 4 — — 1 5
October 12 2 2 — 16
November 15 2 — — 17
December 30 3 1 — 34
1 International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision.