§ Dr. D. Johnsonasked the Minister of Health the total number of administrative and clerical officers employed by the National Health Service and if he will state the number who are employed by each of the three branches of the service, local authorities, hospitals and executive councils, respectively.
— South Shields C.B. Tynemouth C.B. Death rate per 1,000 population Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births Death rate per 1,000 population Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births 1937 … … … 13.4 80 12.9 65 1938 … … … 13.8 65 12.1 62 1939 … … … 13.4 66 12.2 68 1940 … … … 15.2 74 14.0 68 1941 … … … 16.6 94 15.2 98 1942 … … … 14.8 83 14.5 95 1943 … … … 16.5 73 14.9 77 1944 … … … 14.3 51 14.3 67 1945 … … … 14.4 69 13.5 67 1946 … … … 13.4 69 12.5 61 1947 … … … 13.6 49 12.2 56 1948 … … … 12.2 41 12.1 47 1949 … … … 12.9 45 11.5 37 1950 … … … 12.9 38 13.1 35 1951 … … … 12.9 40 12.4 44 1952 … … … 11.9 38 11.6 43 1953 … … … 11.4 28 11.5 32 1954 … … … 11.2 33 11.8 35 1955 … … … 11.5 34 12.9 41 1956 … … … 11.2 21 11.8 21