HL Deb 25 July 1991 vol 531 c75WA
Lord McColl of Dulwich

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many deaths were registered as cot deaths, sudden infant death syndrome (or similar term)

Infant deaths from sudden death in infancy syndrome (any mention) by month of registration, Scotland
Numbers Percentages
1988 1989 1990 1988 1989 1990
Total 133 138 130 24.5 24.9 25.5
January 19 17 18 33.9 33.3 30.0
February 14 10 14 30.4 23.8 26.4
March 9 20 15 17.6 39.2 41.7
April 8 12 13 18.6 28.6 28.3
May 9 12 13 21.4 24.0 24.1
June 5 5 4 11.9 11.4 10.8
July 5 10 2 15.2 21.7 6.9
August 8 4 6 18.6 10.3 14.6
September 18 8 7 33.3 21.1 20.6
October 16 13 12 31.4 24.5 31.6
November 10 10 11 20.8 20.0 32.4
December 12 17 15 35.3 35.4 31.3

Infant deaths from sudden death in infancy syndrome (any mention) by month of registration, Northern Ireland
Numbers Percentages
1988 1989 1l990 1988 1989 11990
Total 60 40 52 24.2 22.2 26.3
January 2 1 8 10.0 6.7 47.1
February 7 3 7 24.1 25.0 43.8
March 3 6 9 15.8 27.3 39.1
April 5 3 2 20.8 23.1 20.0
May 5 2 5 27.8 18.2 26.3
June 14 6 4 53.8 27.3 20.0
July 4 5 5 22.2 29.4 27.8
August 5 — 5 27.8 — 26.3
September 4 3 2 21.1 25.0 13.3
October 4 1 3 19.0 7.1 18.8
November 6 4 1 25.0 26.7 8.3
December 1 6 1 8.3 35.3 7.7
1 Provisional.