§ Mr. FREEMANasked the Secretary of State for India how many children, per 1,000, born in India die during their first year; and to what extent this is estimated to be due to the effects of opium?
§ Mr. BENNThe rate per 1,000 of deaths of children under one year old in 1927 (the latest year for which figures are available) are:
Males … … … 174.1 Females … … … 159.30 I am not aware of any attempt having been made to estimate to what extent, if any, this death rate is due to the effects of opium.