§ Mr. McWilliamasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many cot deaths there were in the area of the Northern regional health authority in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
§ 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.
Number of deaths where the causeof death contained mention of "cot death" or synonym, 1979 to 1983, Northern regional health authority Year Number of deaths 1979 70 1980 67 1981 73 1982 77 1983 69