§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the infant mortality and the perinatal mortality statistics for 1977 for Northern Ireland and each area board.
§ Mr. Carter,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 9th February 1978, VoI. 943], gave the following information:
The provisional figures for Northern Ireland are as follows:
Perinatal mortality per 1,000 total births 21.0 Infant mortality per 1,000 live births 16.8 Figures for individual health and social services board areas are not yet available.