§ Sir B. Rhys Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the perinatal death rates for each of the 13 hospital regions in England Wales.
PERINATAL MORTALITY—NUMBERS AND RATES PER 1,000 LIVE AND STILLBIRTH REGISTRATIONS Perinatal Mortality (Stillbirths and deaths of infants under 1 week of age) Numbers 1968 1969 September December March June September England and Wales … 5,105 4,847 5,030 4,735 4,549 Hospital regions: Newcastle … 300 305 337 325 290 Leeds … 358 344 360 338 350 Sheffield … 521 488 471 488 498 East Anglian … 139 130 144 146 141 North West Metropolitan … 442 404 428 333 328 North East Metropolitan … 331 305 315 297 289 South East Metropolitan … 302 313 293 305 246 South West Metropolitan … 325 275 298 254 292 Wessex … 162 176 176 151 140 Oxford … 203 155 167 165 159 South Western … 259 249 279 255 237 Welsh … 294 300 318 295 289 Birmingham … 628 569 634 578 531 Manchester … 556 556 540 538 505 Liverpool … 285 278 270 267 254
Perinatal Mortality (Stillbirths and deaths of infants under 1 week of age) Rates 1968 1969 September December March June September* England and Wales … 24.2 25.1 23.3 22.7 22.6 Hospital regions: Newcastle … 23.5 24.9 25.4 26.0 23.9 Leeds … 25.2 26.7 24.8 24.4 25.8 Sheffield … 25.2 25.0 21.7 23.8 25.4 East Anglian … 19.5 20.3 19.5 20.3 20.0 North West Metropolitan … 23.8 24.2 22.7 18.2 20.0 North East Metropolitan … 23.3 24.0 21.5 20.8 20.3 South East Metropolitan … 21.6 25.1 20.9 21.9 19.4 South West Metropolitan … 23.7 22.7 22.0 19.2 20.2 Wessex … 19.3 24.0 20.9 18.2 18.0 Oxford … 22.7 19.6 18.2 17.8 18.1 South Western … 20.9 21.8 22.0 19.9 19.8 Welsh … 25.7 27.9 27.4 26.3 26.8 Birmingham … 26.4 25.8 25.5 24.4 22.9 Manchester … 27.4 29.4 26.0 27.2 26.4 Liverpool … 28.4 28.9 26.0 26.9 25.8 * Figures for the final quarter do not take account of transfers of registrations.