Infant Mortality Rates

HC Deb 01 July 1954 vol 529 cc120-1W

Mrs. Jeger

asked the Minister of Health the infant mortality rates and the neo-natal mortality rates of legitimate and illegitimate babies for the last three years for which figures are available.

Mr. Iain Macleod

The rates per 1,000 live births have been:

ENGLAND AND WALES
—		Infant mortality (under 1 year)	Neo-natal mortality (under 4 weeks)
	Legitimate	Illegitimate	Legitimate	Illegitimate
1950	…	29	39	18	26
1951	…	29	38	18	26
1952	…	27	35	18	25