HC Deb 04 March 1977 vol 927 c348W
Mr. Corbett

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of recorded cot deaths, where there is mention of cot death, sudden infant death or similar terms on death certificates, in Great Britain in 1975 and the estimated number for 1976.

Mr. Moyle

The figures for the first six months of 1975 and 1976 are 559 and 539 respectively. For the full year 1975 the figure is 1,026 but no estimate is yet available for the full year 1976.