§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the rate of infant deaths under one year per 1,000 live births in Scotland and in each health board at the last date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Harry EwingThe infant mortality rates—i.e., deaths under one year—per 1,000 live births for 1975 in Scotland and in each health board area are given in the table below:
INFANT MORTALITY PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS, HEALTH BOARDS, SCOTLAND, 1975 Health Board Infant mortality per 1,000 live births Highland … … 18 Orkney … … 8 Shetland … … 7 Western Isles … … 20 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