§ Mr. John Evansasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the infant mortality rate in each of the regional health authorities; what is the national
Hospital Region 1963 1965 1970 1973 Newcastle … … … 22.9 20.1 18.8 17.7 Leeds … … … … 24.3 21.8 20.4 19.9 Sheffield … … … 21.2 19.1 18.9 16.0 East Anglia … … … 17.8 15.9 15.8 13.5 North West Metropolitan … 18.1 16.8 17.0 15.3 North East Metropolitan … 19.6 17.7 16.3 16.6 South East Metropolitan … 19.7 17.9 16.8 15.0 South West Metropolitan … 19.0 18.0 17.3 16.2 Wessex … … … 19.8 17.4 15.3 14.6 Oxford … … … 17.7 15.9 15.1 13.7 South Western … … 18.5 17.3 17.0 15.0 Welsh … … … … 24.6 20.3 18.7 16.4 Birmingham … … … 20.9 19.6 18.9 19.1 Manchester … … … 24.6 22.5 20.9 19.2 Liverpool … … … 25.5 20.9 21.1 20.1 England and Wales … … 21.1 19.0 18.2 16.9