§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what have been the excess winter treatment rates for cold-related illnesses in hospitals in(a) Lancashire, (b) Cornwall, (c) Tyneside and (d) Suffolk for (i) in-patients and (ii) out-patients for each of the last 10 years; [14260]
(2) how many people in (a) Lancashire, (b) Cornwall, (c) Tyneside and (d) Suffolk received treatment by NHS doctors for cold-related illnesses in (i) December 1996 and (ii) January 1997; and what was the average figure for these months in each of the last 10 years; [14261]
(3) how many people in (a) Lancashire, (b) Cornwall, (c) Tyneside and (d) Suffolk received hospital treatment as (i) in-patients and (ii) out-patients, for cold-related illnesses in (1) December 1996 and (2) January 1997; and what was the average figure for these months in each of the last 10 years. [14262]
§ Mr. BoatengFor the purpose of these questions "cold-related illnesses" have been defined as pneumonia, influenza, bronchitis and hypothermia.
The information available is shown in the attached tables. Information is available only for hospital in-patients and is collected by health authority. Health 540W authority boundaries may not coincide exactly with county boundaries. The latest information available is for the year 1994–95. Information prior to 1989–90 is not held in comparable form.
Information is not collected specifically on "excess winter treatment rates" but figures are provided for July and August each year for comparison with December and January.
"Cold related illnesses" admitted to hospital by primary diagnosis and selected health authority of residence; Estimated number of Finished Consultant Episodes (FCEs), ordinary admissions and day cases combined, NHS hospitals.
Source:
Department of Health, Hospital Episode Statistics (HES).
ICD9 Codes: Pneumonia 480–486, Influenza 487, Bronchitis 490–491, Hypothermia 991.6.
Data in these tables are grossed for both coverage and unknown/invalid clinical data.
Lancashire Month Pneumonia Influenza Bronchitis Hypothermia Total July 1989 128 1 42 0 171 August 1989 122 2 39 0 163 December 1989 343 49 81 4 477 January 1990 200 12 71 4 287 July 1990 151 2 42 0 195 August 1990 105 1 35 0 141 December 1990 227 2 62 5 296 January 1991 214 3 48 9 274 July 1991 132 0 26 0 158 August 1991 120 1 27 0 148 December 1991 213 7 50 1 271 January 1992 223 9 45 4 281 July 1992 93 0 44 0 137 August 1992 105 0 15 0 120 December 1992 185 2 26 2 215 January 1993 187 2 41 5 235 July 1993 128 0 22 0 150 August 1993 117 0 12 2 131 December 1993 248 28 53 4 333 January 1994 266 5 53 7 331 July 1994 125 1 19 0 145 August 1994 129 0 30 1 160 December 1994 285 3 53 6 347 January 1995 265 2 47 5 319 July 1990 to January 1994 Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde DHA, Preston DHA, Blackburn, Hyndburn, Ribble DHA, Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale DHA, West Lancashire DHA, Chorley and South Ribble DHA.
July 1994 to January 1995 East Lancashire DHA, North-West Lancashire DHA, South Lancashire DHA.
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Cornwall Month Pneumonia Influenza Bronchitis Hypothermia Total July 1989 44 0 5 0 48 August 1989 19 2 5 0 25 December 1989 155 46 25 5 230 January 1990 71 6 8 0 86 July 1990 37 0 7 0 44 August 1990 27 0 7 0 34 December 1990 69 0 26 6 101 January 1991 82 1 20 2 105 July 1991 56 1 12 0 69 August 1991 49 0 2 2 53
Cornwall Month Pneumonia Influenza Bronchitis Hypothermia Total December 1991 74 3 10 3 90 January 1992 84 7 9 2 102 July 1992 42 1 2 1 46 August 1992 36 1 7 1 45 December 1992 61 0 7 8 76 January 1993 58 2 8 1 69 July 1993 51 0 4 0 55 August 1993 43 2 4 1 50 December 1993 90 8 5 1 104 January 1994 78 4 3 1 86 July 1994 38 0 9 0 47 August 1994 42 0 6 0 48 December 1994 71 2 6 0 79 January 1995 87 0 5 5 97 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Health Athority.
Suffolk Month Pneumonia Influenza Bronchitis Hypothermia Total July 1989 68 0 6 0 75 August 1989 43 0 4 0 47 December 1989 159 28 8 8 202 January 1990 125 6 10 1 143 July 1990 125 6 3 0 70 August 1990 39 0 3 0 42 December 1990 145 4 22 3 174 January 1991 162 5 20 8 195 July 1991 52 0 22 0 74 August 1991 39 1 19 0 60 December 1991 107 2 31 6 146 January 1992 103 1 24 4 132 July 1992 48 0 10 0 58 August 1992 41 0 11 1 53 December 1992 77 1 25 8 111 January 1993 85 0 34 2 121 July 1993 62 0 7 9 69 August 1993 49 0 34 0 83 December 1993 91 6 17 2 116 January 108 0 18 4 130 July 1994 44 0 14 0 58 August 1994 70 0 4 1 75 December 1994 134 2 17 4 157 January 1995 100 1 7 4 112 July 1989 to January 1993 West Suffolk DHA and East Suffolk DHA. July 1993 to January 1995 Suffolk DHA.
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Tyneside Month Pneumonia Influenza Bronchitis Hypothermia Total July 1989 91 7 14 1 113 August 1989 70 0 7 0 77 December 1989 196 21 18 3 239 January 1990 123 4 10 2 139 July 1990 86 4 7 0 97 August 1990 90 0 8 2 100 December 1990 128 1 8 3 140 January 1991 156 4 12 5 177 July 1991 112 2 9 9 123 August 1991 89 0 4 1 94 December 1991 221 12 11 4 248 January 1992 215 24 14 4 257 July 1992 107 0 3 0 110 August 1992 64 1 5 1 71 December 1992 159 0 6 2 167 January 1993 160 1 13 1 175
Tyneside Month Pneumonia Influenza Bronchitis Hypothermia Total July 1993 120 3 1 0 124 August 1993 96 1 5 0 102 December 1993 161 25 15 4 205 January 1994 189 10 10 3 212 July 1994 104 1 8 0 113 August 1994 129 0 3 1 133 December 1994 175 1 9 7 192 January 1995 199 1 3 8 211 July 1989 to January 1994 Gateshead DHA, Newcastle DHA. North Tyneside DHA, South Tyneside DHA.
July 1994 to January 1995 Newcastle and North Tyneside DHA, South of Tyne DHA.