§ Major Markhamasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the percentage 197W of infantile mortality for each month of 1942 and 1943 by counties.
Mr. JohnstonThe complete monthly figures desired by the hon. and gallant Member could not be furnished at this
Infantile Mortality Rates per 1,000 Births in the Sixteen Principal Towns of Scotland. Dec. 1941 Jan. 1942 Feb. 1942 June 1942 July 1942 Aug. 1942 Dec. 1942 Jan. 1943 Feb. 1943 June 1943 July 1943 Aug. 1943 Glasgow … … 112 122 116 90 69 81 86 81 87 73 53 65 Edinburgh … … 46 58 82 42 59 47 57 54 66 67 70 37 Dundee … … 95 78 90 26 51 72 77 106 124 78 33 45 Aberdeen … … 61 33 76 83 44 44 69 96 81 66 92 45 Paisley … … 94 139 142 89 54 88 64 126 115 70 80 71 Greenock … … 101 79 133 121 146 92 104 131 96 53 58 79 Motherwell and Wishaw 59 61 29 75 98 46 45 91 39 81 26 53 Clydebank … … 77 83 103 47 45 65 20 39 21 38 54 — Kirkcaldy … … 35 71 120 36 53 52 138 133 19 34 17 67 Coatbridge … … 98 163 48 112 22 56 68 44 111 89 63 31 Kilmarnock … … 65 48 89 50 48 113 98 180 19 111 106 15 Hamilton … … 80 149 45 130 55 100 56 56 109 83 27 41 Ayr … … 121 92 102 113 108 31 63 16 35 63 90 15 Falkirk … … 38 59 65 20 58 — 38 154 — 19 19 — Dunfermline … … 68 17 130 49 79 95 45 30 66 74 28 55 Perth … … 127 37 — 57 113 56 135 113 125 20 111 56 Sixteen Towns … … 90 95 99 76 67 70 76 83 82 70 58 54