HC Deb 05 December 1966 vol 737 cc181-2W
21 and 22. Mr. Rhodes

asked the Minister of Health (1) what was the percentage of babies born who were stillborn in the latest period for which figures are available in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospital Region and for the United Kingdom as a whole, respectively.

(2) what is the percentage of home confinements for the Newcastle-upon- Tyne Hospital Region and for the United Kingdom as a whole, respectively;

Mr. Loughlin

The percentages of stillbirths in the Newcastle Hospital Region and the United Kingdom in 1965 were 1.8 and 1.6 respectively; and of home births 24.9 and 24.6.