§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the infant and perinatal mortality rate for Cornwall, the South-West Region and England and Wales, respectively, for, firstly, confinements in hospital and, secondly, confinements at home.
§ Mr. DeakinsSeparate infant mortality rates are not available for children born in hospital and children born elsewhere. Stillbirth rates—stillbirths per 1,000 total births—in 1974 were:
Occurring in hospital Occurring elsewhere Cornwall and Scilly Isles 11.4 10.7 South-West Region 10.5 12.0 England and Wales 11.2 8.3
§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the infant and perinatal mortality rates for all the regions of the National Health Service individually for the last four years; and what proportion of confinements in these areas takes place in hospital.
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§ Mr. DeakinsInfant and perinatal mortality rates and percentages of con-
Hospital region Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 live births) Perinatal mortality rate (Stillbirths and deaths under I week per 1,000 total births) Percentage of confinements in hospital 1972 1973 1972 1973 1972 1973 Newcastle … 19.4 17.7 23.5 21.8 92.5 95.3 Leeds … 19.2 20.0 24.2 22.9 89.1 93.4 Sheffield … 18.3 16.0 22.5 21.0 87.5 91.8 East Anglian … 15.2 13.5 19.5 17.4 84.2 89.5 NW Metropolitan … 14.9 15.3 18.8 19.2 91.5 94.6 NE Metropolitan … 16.2 16.6 20.8 20.4 86.3 90.7 SE Metropolitan … 15.5 15.0 19.0 19.6 88.3 91.8 SW Metropolitan … 15.9 16.2 19.7 18.8 94.4 97.0 Wessex … 15.8 14.6 19.3 20.6 91.4 95.1 Oxford … 15.0 13.7 17.7 17.0 94.3 96.9 South Western … 16.3 15.0 19.9 19.0 93.6 96.3 Welsh … 16.0 16.4 22.3 21.4 94.7 97.1 Birmingham … 18.4 19.1 23.9 23.6 88.8 93.5 Manchester … 19.7 19.2 25.0 23.4 89.8 93.2 Liverpool … 18.1 20.0 24.2 24.6 91.1 94.2
Regional Health Authority 1974 1975* 1974 1975* 1974 1975† Northern … 17.3 15.0 22.6 19.8 96.9 — Yorkshire … 19.5 18.0 22.2 21.5 95.9 — Trent … 15.7 15.6 21.0 18.4 94.0 — East Anglian … 14.1 14.6 16.6 15.6 91.7 — NW Thames … 14.2 15.2 17.5 18.4 95.6 — NE Thames … 15.7 14.9 19.2 18.0 94.2 — SE Thames … 15.2 15.8 19.5 19.3 94.2 — SW Thames … 14.1 14.5 18.1 17.9 97.3 — Wessex … 14.9 15.4 17.8 16.9 97.3 — Oxford … 13.8 12.6 15.7 15.4 98.1 — South Western … 14.6 14.4 19.0 16.8 97.3 — West Midlands … 16.9 16.9 22.5 21.7 95.4 — Mersey … 18.4 16.4 23.6 22.2 95.9 — North Western … 19.8 17.8 23.1 21.8 95.3 — Welsh … 17.0 14.7 21.1 20.0 97.9 — * Provisional. † Not available.