§ Mr. Cyril Smithasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many consultant posts have become vacant or remained vacant in the last year as a result of financial stringencies and cutbacks; and how this figure breaks down by region and by speciality.
Country Year Infant Mortality Deaths under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births Perinatal Mortality Stillbirths and deaths under 1 week of age per 1,000 total births United Kingdom … … … 1975* 16.0 19.7 Republic of Ireland … … … 1973 18.0 22.9 France … … … 1972 16.0 21.3 Belgium … … … 1972 19.1 22.3 Federal Republic of Germany … … 1973 22.7 23.0 Luxembourg … … … 1973 15.3 17.7 Denmark … … … 1973 11.5 14.5 Netherlands … … … 1973 11.5 16.3 Italy … … … 1973 25.7 28.5 Norway … … … 1973 11.9 16.6 Sweden … … … 1973 9.9 14.0 Finland … … … 1972 12.0 16.9 * Provisional.