§ Mr. SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) incidents and (b) fatal incidents of hypothermia have occurred over the last five years in (i) London, (ii) Manchester, (iii) Cardiff, (iv) Newcastle, (v) Leicester, (vi) Derby, (vii) Nottingham, (viii) Norwich, (ix) Birmingham, (x) Plymouth, (xi) Edinburgh, (xii) Aberdeen and (xiii) Brighton.[28422]
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§ Mr. BowisThe information is not available in the form requested. Incidents of hypothermia in Wales and Scotland are matters for my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Wales and for Scotland. The available information is shown in the tables.
The number of finished consultant episodes in England where the main diagnosis is hypothermia, ICD code 991.6, ordinary and day case admissions to hospital Borough of residence 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 London inner and outer 127 107 97 133 Manchester 47 36 36 35 Newcastle 6 6 10 13 Leicester 6 4 3 3 Derby 3 1 3 2 Nottingham 9 7 8 3 Birmingham 31 50 27 27 Plymouth 10 7 3 0 Brighton 7 10 5 7 Source:
"Hospital Episodes Statistics".
Deaths from hypothermia in various towns and cities in England, Wales and Scotland (1CD codes E991.6for England and Wales and E901, 778.3 (underlying cause of death), and E901, 778.3, 780.8, 780.9 (secondary cause) for Scotland 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 London 60 87 58 97 81 Manchester 0 2 3 3 2 Cardiff 0 2 0 2 1 Newcastle 1 0 1 5 6 Leicester 0 1 1 0 0 Derby 2 1 0 0 2 Nottingham 1 0 1 0 0 Norwich 0 1 0 1 1 Birmingham 5 12 5 8 5 Plymouth 3 1 2 1 0 Brighton 0 1 1 1 2 Edinburgh 21 15 14 13 19 Aberdeen 3 2 4 3 5 Source:
Office for National Statistics.