§ Lord McColl of Dulwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many deaths were registered as cot death, sudden infant death syndrome (or similar term) under the age of one year, in England and Wales in 1990, in total, and divided (i) by age; (less than one week. one to three weeks, four weeks to one year); (ii) by sex; (iii) by months of the year (iv) by socio-economic class; and (v) by legitimate birth.
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§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Baroness Hooper)The information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Readily available data are given in the tables.
Postneonatal mortalities (28 days—11months) registered in 1990, with SIDS (ICD 798.0) as an underlying cause of death. England, Wales and Elsewhere. Sex Number Male 621 Female 426 Total 1,047
Registered deaths by month of occurrence Year and month Number 1989 September 2 November 2 December 26 1990 January 132 February 102 March 105 April 94 May 72 June 74 July 59 August 52 September 77 October 67 November 82 December 101