Excess winter deaths in England and Wales highest since 1976



There were an estimated 50,100 excess deaths in England and Wales last winter, the highest recorded since 1975-76. The increase is thought to be down to flu and the particularly cold weather. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows more than a third (34.

from Pocket https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/30/excess-winter-deaths-in-england-and-wales-highest-since-1976
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