HC Deb 09 May 1973 vol 856 c142W
Mr. Knox

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the rate of infant mortality in Leek rural district in the two most recent years for which figures are available.

Mr. Alison

The provisional number of deaths of infants under one year of age in the Leek rural district was two in 1972 compared with one in 1971, which represent rates per 1,000 live births—infant mortality rate—of 12 (provisional) and five, respectively.