§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many premature live births of babies weighing 147W 2,500 gm or under there were in 1974. 1975, 1976 and 1977.
§ Mr. MoyleThe total number of live births of babies weighing 2,500 grams or less—taken as the international weight criterion for defining prematurity—in England in 1974, 1975 and 1976 was 38,927, 36,539 and 35,411 respectively. Figures for 1977 are not yet available.