HC Deb 04 July 1977 vol 934 c423W
Mr. Moonman

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the rate of infant mortality in the Basildon parliamentary constituency and the Essex County Council area in the most recent year for which figures are available.

Mr. Moyle

The nearest available figures show that in 1975 the number of deaths of children under one year of age per 1,000 live births was 12.8 in Basildon county district and 13.6 in the County of Essex.