§ Mr. Simon Mahonasked the Minister of Health what are the latest figures for total infant deaths per 1,000 live births, the legitimate infant deaths per 1,000 legitimate live births, and the illegitimate infant deaths for 1,000 illegitimate live births in Bootle; and what are the comparable figures for England and Wales.
§ Sir B. StrossThe information is as follows:
INFANT MORTALITY, 1963 — Bootle County Borough England and Wales Deaths of all infants aged under one year per 1,000 live births 35 21 Deaths of legitimate infants aged under one year per 1,000 legitimate live births 34 21 Deaths of illegitimate infants aged under one year per 1,000 illegitimate live births 57* 26* * In view of the small annual number of deaths of illegitimate infants in Bootle (5 in 1963) the figure given is an annual rate based on the experience in the period 1959–1963.