§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the perinatal, neonatal and infant mortality rates in 1979 and 1980 subdivided by cause of death for babies weighing under 1,000 grams, 1,001 to 1,500 grams, 1,501 to 2,000 grams, 2,001 to 2,500 grams, 2,501 to 3,000 grams, 3,001 to 3,500 grams, and 3,501 grams and over, respectively.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information requested in relation to perinatal deaths is set out in the following tables. Equivalent information for neonatal and infant deaths is not available.
125W
Cause of death <1,000 -1,499 -1,999 -2,499 -2,999 -3,499 3,500- Not known All weights Maternal disease 19.2 18.6 4.4 1.9 0.2 0.1 — — 0.4 Rhesus 4.8 6.2 2.2 0.3 0.1 — — 2.9 0.1 Other 9.6 2.1 — 0.3 0.4 0.1 — 23.1 0.3 All causes 774.0 393.8 148.7 34.9 9.4 3.0 2.2 121.0 12.9 SourceInformation services division of Scottish Health Service's common service agency.
§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the perinatal, neonatal and infant mortality rates for the first three quarters of 1981.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information is given in the following table:
126W
Perinatal, neonatal and infant mortality rates, Scotland, first three quarters 1981 Quarters 1981 Perinatal Neonatal Infant mortal- death rate per death rate per ity rate per 1,000 births 1,000 live 1,000 live (live and still) births births 1 13 8 14 2 11 6 10 3 11 6 10