§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number of stillbirths, live births, first-week deaths, first-year deaths and the perinatal and infant mortality rates for Wales and each area health authority in 1978.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsFigures for individual area health authorities are not yet available. The provisional 1978 rates for Wales given below relate partly to place of occurrence. Final figures based on area of usual residence will be available for Wales and the health authorities in a few weeks.
Stillbirths 297 Live births 32,203 Deaths under one week of age 242 Deaths under one year of age 417 Perinatal mortality rate 16.6 Infant mortality rate 12.9