§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he is able to list the provisional perinatal and infant mortality rates in England, each regional health authority and each area health authority in 1976.
§ Mr. MoyleThe following provisional rates for 1976 refer mainly to events occuring in each region. Rates based on areas of usual residence will be available about the middle of this year. Figures are not yet available for area health authorities.
Infant mortality: deaths under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births Perinatal mortality: stillbirths and deaths under 1 week of age 1,000 per 1,000 total births England 14 17.5 Regional Health Authorities Northern 15 19 Yorkshire 15 18 Trent 15 19 East Anglia 11 14 North-West Thames 16 17 North-East Thames 15 17 South-East Thames 14 17 South-West Thames 11 14 Wessex 12 14 Oxford 12 13 South Western 13 16 West Midland 15 21 Mersey 15 20 North Western 15 19