HC Deb 31 October 1995 vol 265 cc226-7W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many deaths from hypothermia took place among(a) men aged 65 years and over and (b) women aged 60 years and over in each year since 1990, by region. [34168]

Mr. Richards

[holding answer 13 July 1995]: The numbers of deaths of men aged 65 and over and women aged 60 and over registered by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys with a mention of hypothermia, ICD 991.6, on the death certificate are given in the table.

1990 1991 1992 1993
Area of residence Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
Clwyd 0 4 2 1 1 0 4 5
East Dyfed 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 3
Pembrokeshire 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Gwent 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2
Gwynedd 0 0 2 5 1 1 0 1
Mid Glamorgan 4 7 0 5 4 3 1 4
Powys 0 1 0 3 0 1 3 0
South Glamorgan 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 5
West Glamorgan 0 2 1 2 0 2 1 5
Wales 6 15 7 23 0 11 9 25

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