Mr. Jenkinsasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether the report of the Committee on Maternity and Child Welfare, on which the director-general of the Indian Medical Service served, will be available to Members of this House; and whether he can give statistics of the rate of infant mortality in India during the last five years for which statistics are available?
§ Lieut.-Colonel MuirheadThe hon. Member will appreciate that responsibility
Statistics of the rate of infantile mortality in British India during the years 1932–36. Year. Deaths under 1 month. 1–6 months. 6–12 months. Total deaths. Total rate per 1,000 live births Percent. of the total mortality. Number. Per cent. of total infantile mortality. Number. Per cent. of total infantile mortality. Number. Per cent. of total infantile mortality. 1932 747,512 49 435,893 29 344,027 23 1,527,432 168.7 (males 177, females 160) 26 1933 796,136 48 479,880 29 374,957 23 1,650,973 171 (males 177, females 163) 27 1934 780,918 45 539,666 31 413,932 24 1,734,516 187 (males 195, females 178) 25 1935 741,372 47 488,544 30 358,286 23 1,588,202 164(males 171, females 156) 24 1936 766,372 47.3 506,502 312 347,942 21.5 1,620,816 162.4 (males 170.9, females 153.1) 25–4