§ Mr. Reidasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the infant mortality rates in (a) England and Wales, (b) Scotland, and (c) Glasgow in each year since 1948.
§ Mr. Harry EwingThe figures for Scotland and for Glasgow are given in the table below. The hon. Member should ask my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services about figures for England and Wales.
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INFANT MORTALITY RATES PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS, 1948–77 Year Scotland Glasgow* 1948 44.7 55.7 1949 41.4 49.4 1950 38.6 43.9 1951 37.4 45.9 1952 35.2 40.8 1953 30.8 35.7 1954 31.0 35.1 1955 30.4 36.4 1956 28.6 32.9 1957 28.6 34.5 1958 27.7 35.1 1959 28.4 35.3 1960 26.4 32.2 1961 25.8 30.8 1962 26.5 32.4 1963 25.6 31.9 the number of nurse training posts currently available in each of the following Glasgow hospitals: Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Stobhill Hospital, Victoria Infirmary, Southern General Hospital, Western Infirmary, and Gartnavel General Hospital.
§ Mr. Harry EwingThere is no fixed number of nurses training posts in these hospitals. The individual hospital nursing management co-operates with the relevant College of Nursing and Midwifery to provide clinical experience for learners from the college as required. The numbers of funded posts for trained nurses are set out below, together with the current numbers of learners in general nursing who obtain clinical experience in these hospitals.
Year Scotland Glasgow* 1964 24.0 28.6 1965 23.1 28.2 1966 23.2 30.3 1967 21.0 24.5 1968 20.8 26.3 1969 21.1 27.0 1970 19.6 23.1 1971 19.9 25.3 1972 18.8 25.3 1973 19.0 20.9 1974 18.9 22.4 1975 17.2 20.8 1976 14.8 18.5 1977† 16.1 20.2 * Glasgow County of City 1948–73, Glasgow City District 1974–77. † Provisional.