HC Deb 14 July 1995 vol 263 c815W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many deaths from hypothermia took place among(a) men aged 65 years and over (b) women aged 60 years and over in each year since 1990, by region. [34175]

Deaths where hypothermia1 was mentioned on the death certificate, by region and islands area. 1990–1994
Males aged 65 and over Females aged 60 and over
1990 1991 1992 1993 19942 1990 1991 1992 1993 21994
Scotland 47 31 44 35 34 72 50 47 77 62
Borders 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 0
Central 3 3 3 0 3 0 2 1 5 3
Dumfries and Galloway 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1
Fife 2 1 1 0 2 5 7 2 8 6
Grampian 1 2 2 4 2 4 5 4 3 7
Highland 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 2
Lothian 8 7 6 5 5 18 9 15 11 15
Strathclyde 28 11 22 17 16 32 22 15 32 25
Tayside 1 3 3 4 2 7 2 7 11 3
Orkney 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Shetland 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Western Isles 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 World Health Organisation International Classification of Diseases (Ninth Revision) codes E901 (primary cause), 780.8, 780.9. E901 (secondary cause)
2 Provisional