§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many deaths amongst old people in(a) Shrewsbury and Atcham and (b) Shropshire were attributed to cold in each year since 1997. [114758]
§ John HealeyI have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Paul Marsden, dated 22 May 2003:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question concerning how many deaths amongst old people in (a) Shrewsbury and Atcham and (b) Shropshire were attributed to cold in each year since 1997. (114758)Cold is not recorded as a cause of death in itself, however hypothermia1 (subnormal body temperature) may be mentioned on the death certificate. For the period 1997 to 2001 (the latest year for which data are currently available) the total number of deaths of usual 961W residents of (a) Shrewsbury and Atcham and (b) Shropshire, aged over 65 where hypothermia was mentioned anywhere on the death certificate was less than five in both cases.1Defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) code N991.6 for the years 1997 to 2000, and, for the year 2001, the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (1CD-10) code T68).
§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average cost of health services for an elderly person in(a) Shrewsbury and Atcham and (b) Shropshire in each year since 1997. [114762]