Colonel THORNEasked the President of the Local Government Board (1) if he can state the number of mothers who die for every thousand of infants born in Dewsbury, Rochdale, Huddersfield, Blackburn, Poplar, Shoreditch, West Ham, and many Welsh counties; (2) if he can state the number of deaths of infants under one month per thousand births in Workington, Blyth, Batley, Todmorden, Watford, Dewsbury, Hornsey, Penge, Reigate, and Holborn; and (3) if he can state the number of infants who die in seven days after birth in Durham, Northumberland, Hereford, and Kent?
§ Mr. HAYES FISHERThe latest figures available are those published in three Reports of the Board's medical officer on maternal, infant, and child mortality in England and Wales, and with my hon. Friend's permission I will circulate the answers to these questions with the OFFICIAL REPORT.
1862WThe following are the figures referred to—
Reply to Question(1):
The figures for the period 1911–14 are: Area. Deaths from Child-bearing per 1,000 births. County Boroughs of— Dewsbury 8.54 Rochdale 7.21 Blackburn 6.55 Huddersfield 6.07 Metropolitan Boroughs of— Poplar 2.95 Shoreditch 2.62 County Borough of— West Ham 2.20 Counties of— Merioneth 8.69 Cardigan 8.40 Anglesey 7.59 Brecknock 6.75 Pembroke 6.55 Carmarthen 6.52 Carnarvon 6.02 Denbigh 575 Glamorgan 5.50 Monmouth 5.32 Montgomery 4.85 Flint 4.75 Radnor 4.51 Reply to Question (2):
The figures for 1907–10 are: Area. Deaths of Infants under one mouth per 1,000 births. Workington Borough 61.0 Blyth Urban District 58.0 Batley Borough 57.7 Dewsbury County Borough 56.7 Todmorden Borough 54.7 Holborn Metropolitan Borough 28.0 Reigate Borough 27.9 Penge Urban District 27.2 Hornsey Borough 27.1 Watford Urban District 25.9 Reply to Question (3):
The figures for 1908 are: County. Deaths of Infants under one week per 1,000 births. Durham 33.8 Northumberland 32.7 Hereford 18.2 Kent 18.4