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Mr. Sproat
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons were admitted to hospital suffering from hypothermia in the latest 12 months for which figures are available; and how many died as a result of it.
Mr. Harry Ewing
Information concerning the number of people admitted to hospital suffering from hypothermia and the number of people who died from hypothermia in hospital is not available. In 1976 there were in all 25 deaths in Scotland attributed to hypothermia as the underlying cause of death.