§ Mr. Kenneth Carlisleasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many cot deaths there were in England in the last full year; and if he will break down the numbers to indicate deaths for each month of age.
§ Mr. John PattenThe following table gives numbers of deaths where the term "cot death", "sudden unexpected death in infancy" or other synonym was mentioned on the death certificate:
Deaths registered in England in 1982 with mention of cot death Age at death (completed months) Number Under 1 month 65 1 month 214 2 months 291 3 months 247 4 months 155 5 months 84 6 months 74 7 months 55 8 months 30 9 months 28 10 months 18 11 months 7 Total under 1 year 1,268