§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the value of drugs prescribed under the National Health Service by chemists in the United Kingdom in each of the past five years.
§ Dr. OwenThe costs of drugs dispensed by chemists under the National Health Service in England in the last five years were:
£ million 1970 … … … … 122.5 1971 … … … … 136.6 1972 … … … … 154.6 1973 … … … … 170.5 1974 … … … … 203.7
DEATHS PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS Neo-natal Aged under four weeks Post-neo-natal Aged four weeks and under one year 1950 1973 1950 1973 Great Britain 19.06 11.29 11.83 5.80 Standard regions (1973) of England: North 20.83 11.57 17.24 6.10 Yorkshire and Humberside 19.38 12.07 13.32 6.62 North West 20.31 12.56 14.48 6.91 East Midlands 19.21 10.55 11.86 5.36 West Midlands 19.46 12.75 12.07 6.39 East Anglia 15.77 9.34 8.53 4.41 South East 16.11 10.32 7.88 5.03 South West 18.44 9.81 8.03 5.12