§ Mr. MartlewTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list for each of the years 1986 to 1996 the number of deaths in North Cumbria as a result of hypothermia. [49734]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Chief Executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Eric Martlew, dated 14 July 1998:
As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question on the number of deaths in North Cumbria as a result of hypothermia in each year from 1986 to 1996.The information is shown in the table below.
Deaths with a mention of hypothermia, North Cumbria, 1986–96 Year Deaths 1986 7 1987 10 1988 2 1989 2 1990 3 1991 4 1992 1 1993 9 1994 2 1995 6 1996 7 The data for 1986 to 1992 are the numbers of deaths registered in those years, whereas the deaths from 1993 to 1996 are those that occurred in each year.Prior to 1994, North Cumbria did not exist as a district health authority and the data for years 1986–93 were obtained by adding the number of deaths registered in the two district health authorities of East Cumbria and West Cumbria.