HC Deb 25 March 1988 vol 130 cc247-8W
Mr. Waller

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what were the perinatal rates for(a) the Airedale health district, (b) the Bradford health district, (c) the Yorkshire health region and (d) England, for (i) 1979 and (ii) 1986.

Mrs. Currie

The information is shown in the table.

Total Applicant Households
District 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 11984–85 11985–86 11986–87
SCOTLAND 16,037 15,466 14,868 15,955 16,539 15,516 20,359 23,465 24,196
BORDERS 105 93 64 80 58 37 46 33 49
Berwickshire 20 12 8 11 10 8 8 5 8
Ettrick and Lauderdale 30 26 15 23 23 16 11 11 7
Roxburgh 25 25 12 15 25 13 27 17 34
Tweeddale 30 30 29 31 0 0 0 0 0

Perinatal mortality rate (stillbirths and deaths in the first week of

life per 1,000 total live and still births) for selected areas.
Area of usual residence 1979 1986
Airedale HD/DHA 14.4 10.4
Bradford HD/DHA 18.3 15.4
Yorkshire Regional Health Authority 16.6 10.3
England 14.6 9.5

Notes:

HD = Health District 1979.

DHA = District Health Authority 1986.