§ Mr. Carter-Jones asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the pecentage of babies weighing 2,500 grams or less by area and region in Scotland in 1980 and state the number and rate of stillbirths, first week deaths, first month deaths and deaths under 1 year; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Allan Stewart:Information about first month deaths under one year relating to babies weighing less than 2,50 grams is not available centrally. The other information requested is set out as follows for 1979; 1980 figures are not yet available.
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All births less than 2,500 grams by health board of residence 1979 Health Board Percentage of Births 2500 G
Stillbirths 2,500 1st week Deaths 2,500
No Rate * No Rate † Argyll and Clyde 7.2 21 48.8 24 58.7 Ayrshire and Arran 6.7 25 74.9 33 106.8 Borders 6.6 5 67.6 3 43.5 Dumfries and Galloway 6.1 5 46.3 11 106.8 Fife 6.7 29 92.4 15 52.6 Forth Valley 5.6 12 62.2 8 44.2 Grampian 6.2 29 74.7 18 50.1 Greater Glasgow 7.2 41 43.9 49 54.9 Highland 6.6 8 43.7 14 80.0 Lanarkshire 7.0 33 57.5 38 70.2 Lothian 7.1 36 56.3 36 59.7 Orkney 5.2 2 166.7 — — Shetland 3.6 2 166.7 — — Tayside 6.8 18 54.9 9 29.0
Health Board Percentage of Births 2500 G Stillbirths 2,500 1st week Deaths 2,500 No Rate * No Rate † Western Isles 3.0 1 76.9 — — Other Areas ‡ 9.2 4 85.1 10 232.6 All areas 6.8 271 59.1 268 62.2 Note: * Rate per 1000 total births † Rate per 1000 live births ‡ Outwith Scotland and address not known