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Last Updated: Tuesday, 23 December, 2003, 07:44 GMT
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The BBC's Kim Catcheside
"Many of the deaths are preventable"


Prof. Sian Griffiths, Faculty of Public Health



The BBC's Mike Sergeant
"Thousands of winter deaths are preventable"


Stephen Ladyman, Health Minister
"People have to plan for the cold weather"


The BBC's Vicki Young
"Pneumonia and heart problems are the main cause of winter death"


The BBC's Vicki Young
"Damp and cold housing conditions are partly to blame for these deaths"


Vicki Young reports
"Some think it's a sad reflection on the way communities have changed"



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