HC Deb 29 June 1976 vol 914 cc137-8W
Mrs. Bain

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the current level of infant mortality in each health board area.

Mr. Harry Ewing

The infant mortality rates—i.e. deaths under one year—per 1,000 live births in each health board area of Scotland for 1975 are given in the table below.

INFANT MORTALITY PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS, HEALTH BOARDS, SCOTLAND, 1975 (PROVISIONAL FIGURES)
Health Board Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births
Highland … 18
Orkney … 8
Shetland … 7
Western Isles … 21
Grampian … 11
Tayside … 12
Fife … 16
Lothian … 16
Borders … 12
Forth Valley … 19
Argyll and Clyde … 21
Greater Glasgow … 19
Lanarkshire … 19
Ayrshire and Arran … 19
Dumfries and Galloway … 20
Scotland … 17