HC Deb 27 October 1976 vol 918 c226W
Mr. Carter-Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the rate of infant deaths under one year per 1,000 live births in Scotland and in each health board at the last date for which figures are available.

Mr. Harry Ewing

The infant mortality rates—i.e., deaths under one year—per 1,000 live births for 1975 in Scotland and in each health board area are given in the table below:

INFANT MORTALITY PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS, HEALTH BOARDS, SCOTLAND, 1975
Health Board Infant mortality per 1,000 live births
Highland 18
Orkney 8
Shetland 7
Western Isles 20
Grampian 11
Tayside 12
Fife 16
Lothian 16
Borders 12
Forth Valley 19
Argyll and Clyde 21
Greater Glasgow 19
Lanarkshire 19
Ayrshire and Arran 19
Dumfries and Galloway 20
Scotland 17