§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the number of maternal deaths registered in England and Wales in each of the three-year periods 1979 to 1981 and 1982 to 1984 which were of women born in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) the Republic of Ireland, (c) the New Commonwealth and Pakistan, (d) India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, (e) the West Indies, (f) Africa, (g) Gibraltar, Malta and Cyprus, (h) New Commonwealth countries not included in (d) to (g), (i) foreign and Commonwealth countries not included in (a) to (h), and (j) country unstated; and if he will subdivide these into (i) direct maternal deaths, (ii) indirect maternal deaths, (iii) fortuitous maternal deaths and (iv) late maternal deaths.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe table shows the number of deaths registered in England and Wales from 1979 to 1981 and 1982 to 1984 by selected country of birthplace for (i) direct and (ii) indirect maternal deaths. From the statistics of death registrations, it is not possible to identify separately either fortuitous or late maternal deaths.
Number of maternal deaths by selected country of birthplace of woman: underlying cause (i) direct, (ii) indirect maternal deaths England and Wales 1979–81 and 1982–84 Years Country of birthplace1 1979–81 1982–84 (a) United Kingdom (i) 140 107 (ii) 16 19 (b) Republic of Ireland (i) — — (ii) — — (c) New Commonwealth and (i) 30 17 Pakistan (ii) 7 — (d) India, Pakistan, Bangladesh (i) 15 7 and Sri Lanka (ii) 3 — (e) West Indies (Caribbean) (i) 9 2 (ii) 3 — (f) Africa (i) 5 10 (ii) 1 — (g) Gibraltar, Malta and Cyprus (i) 1 — (ii) — — (h) New Commonwealth not (i) — — included in (d)–(g) (ii) — — (i) Foreign and Commonwealth (i) 4 2 not included in (a)–(h) (ii) 3 — (j) Country unstated (i) 1 — (ii) — — Total all countries (i) 175 129 (ii) 26 19 1As defined in 1981 Census Country of Birth volume. Source: (i) International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 9th revision 630–676 excluding 647 and 648.
(ii) ICD(9) 647 and 648.