§ Mr. Jesselasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what were the birth 316W and death rates, respectively, for each year since 1946.
§ Mr. MeacherThe information for the United Kingdom is as follows:
Year Crude birth rate: live births per 1,000 population of all ages Crude death rate: deaths per 1,000 population of all ages 1946 … 19.4 11.7 1947 … 20.7 12.1 1948 … 18.1 10.9 1949 … 17.0 11.7 1950 … 16.2 11.7 1951 … 15.8 12.6 1952 … 15.7 11.4 1953 … 15.9 11.4 1954 … 15.6 11.4 1955 … 15.4 11.7 1956 … 16.1 11.7 1957 … 16.6 11.5 1958 … 16.9 11.7 1959 … 16.9 11.7 1960 … 17.5 11.5 1961 … 17.9 12.0 1962 … 18.3 11.9 1963 … 18.5 12.2 1964 … 18.8 11.3 1965 … 18.4 11.6 1966 … 18.0 11.8 1967 … 17.6 11.3 1968 … 17.2 11.9 1969 … 16.7 11.9 1970 … 16.3 11.8 1971 … 16.2 11.6 1972 … 14.9 12.1 1973 … 13.9 12.0 1974 … 13.2 11.9 1975* … 12.4 11.9 * Provisional