§ Ms. RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many men and women died during each month of 1986 in England and Wales.
§ Mrs. CurrieProvisional information for 1986 is shown in the table.
Number of deaths by month of occurrence and sex, all causes and all ages England and Wales. Provisional. 19861 Month of occurrence Males Females January 28,999 30,985 February 27,923 29,199 March 28,218 30,388 April 23,607 23,697 May 22,561 22,551 June 21,575 21,640 July 21,118 21,152 August 21,573 21,409 September 21,767 21,872 October 22,169 22,093 November 22,428 22,625 December 24,860 25,231 1Excludes any death occurring in 1986, but registered after 31 March 1987.