HC Deb 28 February 1977 vol 927 cc67-70W
Mr. Carter-Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list all the official reports in the last 25 years which have been concerned with perinatal and/or infant mortality or morbidity; and the date on which they were received by his department.

Mr. Moyle,

pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 21st February 1977; Vol. 926, c. 452–3] gave the following information:

The following list, which is not exhaustive, includes major official reports received in the last 25 years on these topics. Further references will be found in the Annual Reports of the Department and of the Chief Medical Officer, and in the statistical publications of the Department and of the office of Population Censuses and Surveys.

  1. A. DHSS and Department of Education and Science Publications
    1. 1. Report on Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in England and Wales, 1952–1954: Ministry of Health, Reports on Public Health and Medical Subjects, No. 97 (1957).
    2. 2. Report of the Committee on The Welfare of Children in Hospital (1958) (Platt Report).
    3. 3. Report of the Maternity Services Committee: Ministry of Health (1959).
    4. 4. Rubella and other Virus Infections during Pregnancy: Ministry of Health, Reports on Public Health and Medical Subjects, No. 101 (1960).
    5. 5. Report on Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in England and Wales, 1955–1957: Ministry of Health, Reports on Public Health and Medical Subjects, No. 103 (1960).
    6. 6. Report of the Sub-Committee on the Prevention of Prematurity and the Care of Premature Infants (1961).
    7. 7. Report on Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in England and Wales, 1958–1960: Ministry of Health, Reports on Public Health and Medical Subjects, No. 108 (1963).
    8. 8. Deformaties caused by Thalidomide: Ministry of Health, Reports on Public Health and Medical Subjects, No. 112 (1964).
    9. 9. Enquiry into sudden death in infancy: Ministry of Health, Reports on Public Health and Medical Subjects, No. 113 (1965).
    10. 10. Report on Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in England and Wales, 1961–1963: Ministry of Health, Reports on Public Health and Medical Subjects, No. 115 (1966).
    11. 11. Child Welfare Centres: Report of the Sub-Committee of the Standing Medical Advisory Committee (1967) (Sheldon Report).
    12. 12. Surgery for the Newborn: Report of the Joint Sub-Committee of the Standing Medical Advisory Committee of the Standing Medical Advisory Committees of the Central Health Services Council and Scottish Health Services Council (1968).
    13. 13. Blind and Partially-sighted Children: Education Survey 4, S. R. Fine, Department of Education and Science (1968).
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    14. 14. Report on Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in England and Wales, 1964–1966: Department of Health & Social Security, Reports on Public Health and Medical Subjects, No. 119 (1969).
    15. 15. Confidential Enquiry into Postneonatal Deaths 1964–1966: Department of Health and Social Security. Reports on Public Health and Medical Subjects, No. 125 (1970).
    16. 16. Domiciliary Midwifery and Maternity Bed Needs: Report of the Sub-Committee of the Standing Maternity and Midwifery Advisory Committee (1970) (Peel Report).
    17. 17. Report of the Expert Group on Special Care for Babies: Department of Health and Social Security, Reports on Public Health and Medical Subjects, No. 127 (1971).
    18. 18. Report on Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in England and Wales, 1967–1969: Report on Health and Social Subjects, 1 (1972).
    19. 19. Present-Day Practice in Infant Feeding: Report of a Working Party of the Panel on Child Nutrition, Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy. Report on Health and Social Subjects, 9 (1974).
    20. 20. Report of the Working Party on the Prevention of Early Neonatal Mortality and Morbidity (1974) (Oppe Report).
    21. 21. Report on Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in England and Wales 1970–1972: Report on Health and Social Subjects, 11 (1975).
    22. 22. Prevention and health: Everybody's Business, Department of Health and Social Security (1976).
    23. 23. Fit for the Future: Report of the Committee on Child Health Services (1976, Cmnd. 6684).
    24. 24. Topics of our Time No. 1: Vitamin D deficiency and Osteomalasia. S. J. Darke and J. M. L. Stephen, Department of Health & Social Security (1976).
  2. B. Publications from the General Register Office/Office of Population Censuses and Surveys
    1. 1. The Registrar General's decennial supplement, England and Wales, 1951, Area Mortality and Occupational Mortality Tables (1958).
    2. 2. Social and Biological Factors in Infant Mortality by J. A. Heady and M. A. Heasman (General Register Office, Studies on Medical and Population Subjects, No. 15) (1959).
    3. 3. Regional and social factors in infant mortality (General Register Office, Studies on Medical and Population Subjects, No. 19) (1966).
    4. 4. The Registrar General's decennial supplement, England and Wales, .1961, Area Mortality Tables (1967).
    5. 5. The Registrar General's decennial supplement, England and Wales, 1961, Occupational Mortality Tables (1971).
    6. 6. Morbidity Statistics from General Practice (OPCS, Studies on Medical and Population Subjects No. 26) (1974).
    7. 7. Child Health: a collection of studies by A. M. Adelstein and others (OPCS, Studies on 70 Medical and Population Subjects No. 31) (1976).
    8. 8. Anencephalus, spina bifida and congenital hydrocephalus, England and Wales 1964–1972 by S. C. Rogers and J. A. C. Weatherall (OPCS, Studies on Medical and Population Subjects No. 32) (1976).
  3. C. Memoranda prepared by the Standing Medical Advisory Committee of the Central Health Services Council
    1. 1. Congenital Malformations (1963).
    2. 2. Screening for the Detection of Congenital Dislocation of the Hip in Infants (1969).
    3. 3. The Venereal Diseases (1969).
    4. 4. The Battered Baby (1970).
    5. 5. Cerebral Palsy (1970).
    6. 6. Deafness in Early Childhood (1971).
    7. 7. Human Genetics (1972).
    8. 8. Immunisation against Infectious Disease (1972).
    9. 9. Care of the Child with Spina Bifida, (1973).
    10. 10. Haemolytic Disease of the Newborn (1976).