§ Mr. Ray Powellasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the infant mortality rate for each health authority area in Wales for 1980 and each year over the last five years.
Mr. Wyn RobtertsThe information is given in the following table:
Infant Mortality Rates* 1976–1980 by health authority 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 Clwyd 13.7 14.3 12.1 11.5 11.7 Dyfed 11.3 13.4 10.5 15.0 9.7 Gwent 13.2 13.0 14.5 10.8 11.2 Gwynedd 11.1 13.5 11.0 10.0 9.2 Mid Glamorgan 14.6 15.7 15.5 11.8 11.6 Powys 15.8 7.7 19.1 9.9 6.7 South Glamorgan 12.5 12.6 12.2 13.8 13.8 West Glamorgan 16.3 12.8 12.5 14.3 12.5 * Deaths under one year per 1,000 live births