HC Deb 14 June 1921 vol 143 cc263-4W
Sir S. HOARE

asked the Home Secretary the latest statistics of infantile mortality in each of the West Indian Governments, British Guiana, and British Honduras?

Mr. CHURCHILL

The figures regarding infantile mortality in the West Indies, including British Guiana and British Honduras, are as follow:—

Colony Year. Death Rate.
Bahamas Not available —
Barbados 1919 306
Bermuda 1919 166
British Guiana 1919 185
British Honduras 1919 215
Jamaica 1919 161
LEEWARDS.
Antigua 1918 177
Dominica 1920 146
St. Kitts 1918 255
Nevis 1918 264
Anguilla 1918 95
Trinidad 1919 155

Colony. Year. Death Rate.
WINDWARDS.
Grenada 1920 115
St. Lucia 1919 (Apr.-Dec). 143
St. Vincent 1919 (Apr.-Dec). 111

Note.—The figures given are the deaths of children under one year of age per one thousand living births.