§ 145 and 146. Mr. Anthony Greenwoodasked the Minister of Health (1) whether he will make available to hon. Members a list of health authorities showing the neonatal and infant mortality rates for legitimate and illegitimate children respectively in each area;
(2) in the areas of how many health authorities in England and Wales are the neo-natal and infant mortality rates respectively for illegitimate children lower than, or the same as, those for legitimate children; and whether he will publish the names of such authorities in the OFFICIAL REPORT, showing what percentage they constitute of the total number of health authorities.
§ Mr. BevanI am informed by the Registrar-General that the figures requested have not been tabulated for local areas since 1938 but he is considering whether this and other tabulations discontinued during the war for economy reasons should be revived.
§ 147. Mr. Anthony Greenwoodasked the Minister of Health what are the figures for neo-natal and infant mortality in respect of legitimate and illegitimate infants for the last convenient period.
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§ Mr. BevanThe rates per 1,000 live births for 1946 were as follows: Neo-natal mortality—Legitimate, 23.8; Illegitimate, 33.2; Infant Mortality—Legitimate, 41.6; Illegitimate, 60.1.