tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post8783843332305299466..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: Excess winter deaths: A question of definition.Mark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-83445194401145159892015-02-05T10:06:21.719+00:002015-02-05T10:06:21.719+00:00"The figures were described as a “tragedy for..."The figures were described as a “tragedy for the elderly” by campaigners who warned that not enough was being done to protect pensioners from unnecessary deaths in cold weather."<br /><br />Well they would say that, wouldn't they. Like most mentions of old people dying in the media, there is the inference that if it wasn't for the cold, cancer, heart disease etc, everyone would be immortal.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-11936761615975883072015-02-04T21:07:59.375+00:002015-02-04T21:07:59.375+00:00VFTS, thanks, and yes there are.VFTS, thanks, and <a href="http://www.rospa.com/news/releases/detail/?id=1083" rel="nofollow">yes there are</a>.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-9635959462860278302015-02-04T15:10:11.919+00:002015-02-04T15:10:11.919+00:00"But are they really 'excess'?" ..."But are they really 'excess'?" Nope. Comparing chalk and cheese as you point out. <br />Are there similar figures for the number of excess deaths from drowning during the summer months?View from the Solenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930587784230398787noreply@blogger.com