§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the perinatal mortality rate in Scotland and in each health board at the last date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Harry EwingThe parinatal mortality rates—i.e., stillbirths and deaths in the first week of life—per 1,000 total226W birth for 1975 in Scotland and in each health board area are given in the table below:
PERINATAL MORTALITY PER 1,000 TOTAL BIRTHS, HEALTH BOARDS, SCOTLAND, 1975 Health Board Perinatal mortality per 1,000 total births Highland … … 23 Orkney … … 8 Shetland … … 17 Western Isles … … 20 Grampian … … 18 Tayside … … 16 Fife … … 19 Lothian … … 20 Borders … … 13 Forth Valley … … 25 Argyll and Clyde … … 24 Greater Glasgow … … 23 Lanarkshire … … 22 Ayrshire and Arran … … 23 Dumfries and Galloway … … 23 Scotland … … 21