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关键词： General medicine  

关键词： Home heating & ventilation   Housing -- Great Britain   Senior housing   Older people -- Great Britain   House insulation  

摘要： The article discusses the importance of improving the energy efficiency of Great Britain's housing stock in order to lower its winter death rates. Topics covered include figures showing that low home temperature during cold weather is the major cause of death among older people, the increase of average household energy bills, and government home-heating schemes such the Green Deal and Warm Home Discount. The benefits of having super-insulated homes are also mentioned.