§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in each of 233W the last five years for which figures are available what is his estimate of the number of babies in Northern Ireland born (a) under 2,000 grammes and (b) under 2,500 grammes, respectively; and if he
Year Total births Still birth rate per 1,000 total births Perinatal mortality rate per 1,000 total births 1973 … 548 237.2 Not available 1974 … 639 272.3 479.1 1975 … 594 313.1 Not available 1976 … 593 237.8 Not available 1977 … 562 240.2 Not available
(b) Under 2,500 grams—including those under 2,000 grams. Year Total births Still birth rate per 1,000 total births Perinatal mortality rate per 1,000 total births 1973 … 1,727 104.2 Not available 1974 … 1,753 124.9 216.3 1975 … 1,635 135.2 Not available 1976 … 1,571 119.0 Not available 1977 … 1,543 116.0 Not available The 1977 figures are provisional under each heading. The perinatal mortality figures for 1974 are available only because a special exercise was carried out that year.