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| The impact of housing conditions on excess winter deaths | | Corporate Author | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF |
| Journal title | Findings, N11, 2001 |
| Publisher | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF, York, 2001 |
| Pages | 4 pp |
| Source | Joseph Rowntree Foundation, The Homestead, 40 Water End, York YO30 6WP. |
| Keywords | Death rate [statistics] ; Hypothermia ; Winter care ; Heating systems [housing [elderly]] ; Social surveys ; England. |
| Annotation | Britain has around 40,000 more deaths in winter than expected, compared with other months of the year. This study by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine investigated whether this large excess of winter deaths could in part be attributed to poorly insulated and difficult-to-heat housing. The study was based on data from the English House Condition Survey 1991 and national cardiovascular disease mortality data for England from 1986 to 1996 supplied by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This summary outlines findings concerning seasonal mortality, indoor temperature, and cold-related deaths. The full report, "Cold comfort: the social and environmental determinants of excess winter deaths in England, 1986-1996" by Paul Wilkinson, Ben Armstrong and Megan Landon is published by the Policy Press on behalf of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF). (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-011119206 P |
| Classmark | S5: CTT: IB: KE:YF: 3F: 82 |
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