HC Deb 30 November 1987 vol 123 c469W
Ms. Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many men and women died during each month of 1986 in England and Wales.

Mrs. Currie

Provisional 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.