§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many deaths from hypothermia took place among(a) men aged 65 years and over and (b) women aged 60 years and over in 1994 by region. [6142]
§ Mr. HoramThe information is shown in the table.
Numbers of deaths which occurred in 1994 with a mention of hypothermia (ICD 991.61) on the death certificate by regional health authority of usual residence (including Wales), for: males aged 65 years and over, and .females aged 60 and over Regional health authority Males Females Northern 10 13 Yorkshire 9 15 Trent 7 18 East Anglian 10 12 North-west Thames 9 14 North-east Thames 8 15 South-east Thames 8 14 South-west Thames 4 7 Wessex 4 6 Oxford 5 10 South Western 7 14 West Midlands 11 21 Mersey 1 7 North Western 9 18 Wales 5 14 Total 107 198 1 ICD International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision.