§ Mr. Ron Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the infant mortality rate for the city of Carlisle; how this compares with cities of a similar size and population; and what is the national average.
§ Mr. Crossman:Complete figures are not yet available for 1969. Infant mortality rates per 1,000 live births in1968 were as follows:
England and Wales 18 Population Carlisle County Borough 71,110 20 Cheltenham Metropolitan Borough 76,020 16 Watford Metropolitan Borough 76,730 17 Scunthorpe Metropolitan Borough 69,760 20 Tynemouth County Borough 72,790 29 Nuneaton Metropolitan Borough 63,980 17 Worcester County Borough 71,220 22 Barnsley County Borough 75,220 16 NotePopulation figures are mid-1968 resident populations.