§ Mr. ThurnhamTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the number of cot deaths in the north-west region during 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1986, and any subsequent period for which figures are available.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe information requested is shown in the table, which gives the total number of deaths at age under one with any mention of cot death, sudden infant death syndrome or similar term on the death certificate, irrespective of whether it was the underlying cause of death, for usual residents of the north-west standard region.
Number of infant deaths with mention of cot death to usual residents of the North West Standard Region 1983–871 Year Number 1983 175 1984 167 1985 182 1986 217 11987 155 1 Provisional data to end October.