HC Deb 07 August 1972 vol 842 c266W
Mr. Rowlands

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the mortality rate within the Merthyr constituency; and how this compares with the national average and the average for the county boroughs of England and Wales.

Mr. Peter Thomas

The adjusted figures for 1971 are:

(per 1,000
living—home
Mortality Rate population)
Merthyr Tydfil CBC 14.6
England and Wales 11.6
County Boroughs England and Wales (excluding London Boroughs) 12.4