The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated 2 February 2010:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths of individuals with no fixed abode were recorded in each of the last 24 months. (315194)
Deaths of people with no fixed abode occurring in 2009 are not yet available.
The Office for National Statistics collects information on deaths in England and Wales as they are registered. Deaths of people with no fixed abode will generally be registered by a coroner rather than a medical practitioner, since all deaths that may be due to self neglect must be referred to a coroner.
The table attached provides the number of deaths of people with no fixed abode occurring in England and Wales, by month, for the years 2007 and 2008 (the latest year available).
2007 2008 January 7 8 February 5 14 March 5 7 April 13 6 May 11 9 June 6 8 July 14 6 August 11 4 September 10 7 October 7 7 November 5 8 December 6 7 1 Figures are for deaths occurring in each calendar month.