Childbirth, Infant Mortality and Rubella (Hansard, 27 November 1978)

§ Mr. Ovenden

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will list, for the South-East Thames regional health authority and each of its constituent area health authorities in 1977, the incidence of cerebral palsy at birth;

(2) if he will list, for the South-East Thames regional health authority and each of its constituent area health authorities in 1977, the incidence of congenital malformations at birth;

(3) if he will list, for the South-East Thames regional health authority and each of its constituent area health authorities in 1977, the number of births to mothers aged, respectively, under 16 years, 16 to 19 years, 20 to 24 years, 25 to 29 years, 30 to 34 years and 35 plus years, and the perinatal mortality rates in each age band;

(4) if he will list, for the South-East Thames regional health authority and each of its constituent area health authorities in 1977, the number of births in each socio-economic class and to unsupported mothers;

(5) if he will list, for the South-East Thames regional health authority and each of its constituent area health authorities in 1977, the number of births which were (a) first pregnancies, (b) second pregnancies, (c) third pregnancies, (d) fourth pregnancies and (e) fifth or later pregnancies, and the perinatal mortality rates for each parity;

(6) if he will list for the South-East Thames regional health authority and 53W each of its constituent area health authorities, the incidence of congenital rubella in 1977 and in 1978 to the latest date for which figures are available;

(7) if he will list for the South-East Thames regional health authority and each of its constituent area health authorities in 1977, the number of inoculations against rubella given to, respectively, schoolgirls and adult women of childbearing age; and if he will estimate the percentage of girls inoculated by the age of 15 years;

(8) if he will list for the South-East Thames regional health authority and each of its constituent area health authorities in 1977, the prevalence, respectively, of caesarian section and induction;

(9) if he will list for the South-East Thames regional health authority and each of its constituent area health authorities in 1977, the proportion of babies born weighing less than 2,500 gms. for the whole population and for socioeconomic groups I, II, III, IV, V and unsupported mothers, respectively;

(10) if he will list, for the South-East Thames regional health authority and each of its constituent area health authorities in 1977, the stillbirth rate, the perinatal mortality rate, neonatal mortality rate, post-neonatal mortality rate and infant mortality rate for babies born weighing less than 2,500 gms.;

(11) if he will list, for the South-East Thames regional health authority and each of its constituent area health authorities in 1977, the stillbirth rate, perinatal mortality rate, the neonatal mortality rate, the post-neonatal mortality rate and infant mortality rate for the whole population and for socio-economic classes I, II, III, IV and V, unsupported mothers.