§ Lord Balnielasked the Minister of Health what was the number of perinatal deaths in each regional hospital board 13W area of England and Wales in 1962; and what percentage perinatal mortality represents of the total live and still births in each area.
§ Mr. BarberThe information is given in the following table:
PERINATAL MORTALITY, REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOARD AREAS OF ENGLAND AND WALES 1962 Regional Hospital Board Area Perinatal Mortality Number of still births plus deaths under one week Per cent. of total live and still births Newcastle 1,966 3.37 Leeds 1,790 3.16 Sheffield 2,621 3.14 East Anglia 711 2.67 North West Metropolitan 2,180 2.76 North East Metropolitan 1,684 2.89 South East Metropolitan 1,579 2.75 South West Metropolitan 1,479 2.74 Wessex 923 2.92 Oxford 863 2.64 South Western 1,437 2.92 Wales 1,677 3.61 Birmingham 3,021 3.24 Manchester 2,773 3.40 Liverpool 1,648 3.60 England and Wales 26,352 3.08 Note
The figures are for events assigned to the region in which the mother's usual residence was situated.