HC Deb 12 December 1983 vol 50 cc368-71W
Mr. Gareth Wardell

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the infant mortality rate per 1.000 live births in Wales in 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980 and 1982.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The figures are contained in table 1.18 of the Digest of Welsh Statistics, No. 29, 1933, a copy of which has been placed in the Library.

Mr. Gareth Wardell

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the infant mortality rate and the number of deaths of infants under one year of age for each area health authority in Wales for each year from 1974 to the most recent year for which figures are available.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

For information relating to 1974–80 I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply given to the hon. Member for Camarthen (Dr. Thomas) on 11 December 1981—[Vol. 14, c.491–2], and for 1981 to the reply given to the hon. Gentleman on 29 November 1982.—[Vol. 33, c. 51–52.] The latest information is given in the following table:

Death of infants under one year of age: 1982
Authority Number Rate*
Clwyd 51 10.6
East Dyfed 21 8.0
Authority Number Rate*
Gwent 63 11.2
Gwynedd 16 6.1
Mid Glamorgan 98 13.2
Pembrokeshire 15 10.6
Powys 17 13.1
South Glamorgan 60 11.4
West Glamorgan 37 8.0
* Deaths under one year per 1,000 live births.

Mr. Gareth Wardell

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what were the perinatal and infant mortality rates, respectively, for each social class where babies were born into married households for each of the past five years.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

For the latest available information, I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply I gave him on 29 November 1982. — [Vol. 33, c.51–52.] Earlier information is as follows:

Perinatal* and infant† mortality rates† by social class of father in Wales
Mortality rate Social class
I II III IV V
1976
Perinatal 12 15 20 18 24
Infant 6 11 13 12 20
Perinatal† and infant t Mortality rates ║ by Social class of father: Wales by County.
Total (*) including Others Social Class
I II III IV V
1975–76
Clwyd
Perinatal 18 15 13 17 18 30
Infant 12 8 9 12 8 26
Dyfed
Perinatal 18 21 17 16 23 23
Infant 14 13 13 13 17 26
Gwent
Perinatal 20 17 20 22 16 20
Infant 13 11 11 14 9 13
Gwynedd
Perinatal 16 23 12 12 20 23
Infant 10 11 12 7 8 14
Mid Glamorgan
Perinatal 20 9 15 20 23 23
Infant 13 5 9 12 15 20
Powys
Perinatal 16 6 18 15 17 49
Infant 15 6 14 15 15 51
South Glamorgan
Perinatal 17 5 18 14 24 21
Infant 13 7 12 13 17 13
West Glamorgan
Perinatal 22 25 17 20 17 47
Infant 16 14 13 13 16 32
1977–78
Clwyd
Perinatal 15 9 17 14 16 19
Infant 13 9 16 12 13 12
Dyfed
Perinatal 15 19 8 16 17 21
Infant 11 7 9 10 16 22
Gwent
Perinatal 18 13 18 18 19 19
Infant 13 9 13 13 16 11
Gwynedd
Perinatal 17 6 17 14 19 29
Infant 11 6 9 9 12 13
Mortality rate Social class
I II III IV V
1977
Perinatal 16 16 17 17 20
Infant 10 11 12 14 16
1978
Perinatal 10 14 16 17 22
Infant 7 14 12 12 18
1979
Perinatal 11 10 14 20 23
Infant 8 7 11 14 22
* Rate per 1,000 total births.
†Rate per 1,000 live births.
‡Legitimate births only.

Mr. Gareth Wardell

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what were the perinatal and infant mortality rates, respectively, for each social class where babies were born into married households for each of the counties of Wales for the years (i) 1975–76, (ii) 1977–78, (iii) 1979–80 and (iv) 1981–82.

Mr., Wyn Roberts

Figures for 1981–82 are not yet available. Figures for earlier period are given in the following table:

Total (*) including Others Social Class
I II III IV V
Mid Glamorgan
Perinatal 18 18 11 19 16 22
Infant 15 12 10 13 13 26
Powys
Perinatal 15 32 11 19 8 12
Infant 11 0 11 13 4 25
South Glamorgan
Perinatal 15 9 19 15 12 17
Infant 12 7 16 12 9 17
West Glamorgan
Perinatal 18 12 16 17 18 25
Infant 12 9 14 12 11 15
1979–80
Clwyd
Perinatal 14 11 11 13 18 18
Infant 11 9 9 10 14 18
Dyfed
Perinatal 13 5 10 14 19 6
Infant 12 7 10 11 17 16
Gwent
Perinatal 14 17 12 14 15 13
Infant 11 12 10 11 11 11
Gwynedd
Perinatal 12 7 12 12 13 13
Infant 9 7 7 10 10 9
Mid Glamorgan
Perinatal 14 9 8 14 21 16
Infant 11 4 6 11 15 18
Powys
Perinatal 12 16 12 8 10 24
Infant 8 8 5 4 13 12
South Glamorgan
Perinatal 12 7 6 13 15 31
Infant 12 12 9 12 10 27
West Glamorgan
Perinatal 15 7 13 13 15 27
Infant 13 7 11 12 12 19
* The totals include residual social groups not ascribed to social classes I to V.
† Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) legitimate births.
‡ Rate per 1,000 live legitimate births.
║Legitimate births only.

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