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Northern Ireland Office

Answer

Mr. Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people in Northern Ireland received hospital treatment as (a) in-patients and (b) out-patients for cold-related illnesses for the period December 1996 and January 1997; and what was the average figure for similar periods in the past 10 years. [17218] Mr. Moss: The information available for in-patients is shown in the table and covers the period 1989-90 to 1995-96. For the purposes of the question, "cold-related illnesses" have been defined as pneumonia, influenza, bronchitis and hypothermia. Finished consultant episodes--ordinary admissions and day cases _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Pneumonia Influenza Bronchitis Hypothermia Total December 1989 591 117 184 5 897 January 1990 324 30 98 6 458 December 1990 346 26 114 12 498 January 1991 322 24 127 8 481 December 1991 294 25 90 9 418 January 1992 292 20 101 2 415 December 1992 210 3 65 8 286 January 1993 226 5 65 4 300 December 1993 301 24 58 13 396 January 1994 330 7 56 11 404 December 1994 252 9 76 11 348 January 1995 291 7 70 5 373 December 1995 345 68 83 18 514 January 1996 371 38 70 6 485 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Source: "Hospital Inpatients Systems".

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

17218; 291 c508-10W

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Admissions Bronchitis Hospitals Patients Northern Ireland Weather Influenza Pneumonia

Contains statistics

Yes