§ Mr. SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what have been the excess winter mortality rates in Scotland for each of the past 10 years in terms of(a) numbers and (b) percentages for (i) people over the age of 65 years, (ii) single parent families, (iii) people in receipt of income support, (iv) people with disabilities and (v) other; [17202)]
(2) what have been the excess mortality rates in Scotland for each of the past 10 years expressed (a) in excess numbers and (b) as percentages. [17442]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThere is no universally accepted definition of excess winter deaths and it would not be possible to calculate a rate for these. Details of family status, income support and disability are not collected at registration of death, the source of these statistics. The total number of deaths, and the number of deaths of those over the age of 65 years, by month for each of the past 10 years are given in the tables. The figures for 1996 are still provisional.
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§ Mr. ChisholmTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many deaths there were in each January from 1992 to 1997 from(a) influenza, (b) pneumonia and (c) bronchitis. [17116]
Deaths in January from selected causes, 1992–96 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 (a) Influenza1 12 3 5 3 27 (b) Pneumonia2 469 401 508 420 742 (c) Bronchitis3 43 38 33 30 32 1 WHO International Classification of Diseases, code 487. 2 WHO International Classification of Diseases, codes 480–486. 3 WHO International Classification of Diseases, codes 466, 490–491.
§ Mr. SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what have been the excess weekly mortality rates in Scotland for(a) December 1996 and (b) January 1997 in terms of numbers; and what were the average weekly figures for similar periods in the previous five years. [17204]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThere is no universally accepted definition of excess mortality. The number of deaths in Scotland in December and January for the years 1992 to 1997 are given in the table. The 1996 and 1997 figures are still provisional. The average weekly deaths for 1992 to 1996 are also given.
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Deaths in Scotland in December and January by week 1992 to 1997 Week beginning Number 1991–92 2 December 1991 1,127 9 December 1991 1,235 16 December 1991 1,313 23 December 1991 1,357 30 December 1991 1,335 6 January 1992 1,388 13 January 1992 1,275 20 January 1992 1,297 27 January1992 1,351 1992–93 7 December 1992 1,217 14 December 1992 1,237 21 December 1992 1293 28 December 1992 1,403 4 January 1993 1,354 11 January 1993 1,454 18 January 1993 1,391 25 January 1993 1,283 1993–94 6 December 1993 1,296 13 December 1993 1,389 20 December 1993 1,498 27 December 1993 1,454 3 January 1994 1,494 10 January 1994 1,368 17 January 1994 1,293 24 January 1994 1,242 31 January 1994 1,267
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe total number of deaths in January from the specified causes is given in the table. The figures for 1996 are still provisional and figures for 1997 are not yet available.
Deaths in Scotland in December and January by week 1992–1997 Week beginning Number 1994–95 5 December 1994 1,213 12 December 1994 1,189 19 December 1994 1,245 26 December 1994 1,323 2 January 1995 1,330 9 January 1995 1,301 16 January 1995 1,281 23 January 1995 1,229 30 January 1995 1,194 1995–96 4 December 1995 1,296 11 December 1995 1,399 18 December 1995 1,454 25 December 1995 1,738 1 January 1996 1,823 8 January 1996 1,541 15 January 1996 1,364 22 January 1996 1,293 29 January 1996 1,207 1996–97 2 December 1996 1,127 9 December 1996 1,195 16 December 1996 1,281 23 December 1996 1,364 30 December 1996 1,594 6 January 1997 1,626 13 January 1997 1,593 20 January 1997 1,401 27 January 1997 1,271 Average weekly deaths in Scotland 1992 to 1996
- 1992: 1,172
- 1993: 1,232
- 1994: 1,141
- 1995: 1,163
- 1996: 1,150