The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated July 2008:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many people resident in Tamworth Borough Council area over the age of 65 years died during the winter months in each year since 2004. (215768)""The table attached provides the number of deaths in winter (the months December to March inclusive) of people resident in Tamworth local authority district over the age of 65, for the years 2003/04 to 2005/06 (the latest available)." Table 1: Deaths in winter of persons over the age of 65¹, Tamworth district², 2003/04 to 2005/06 Winter Deaths 2003-04 146 2004-05 161 2005-06 170 ¹ Deaths in winter were defined as those occurring in December of one year, plus those occurring in January to March of the following year. ² Using boundaries as of 2008 for all years.