§ Mr. Rowlandsasked 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 ThomasThe 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