§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report statistics to show the infant mortality rates for the area covered by the North-West regional health authority and the Yorkshire regional health authority for the period 1976 to the latest available date; and if he will show how these figures compare with those for England and Wales in general over the same period.
§ Sir George YoungThe figures are as follows:
INFANT MORTALITY RATES (DEATHS UNDER 1 YEAR PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS) England and Wales North Western RHA Yorkshire RHA 1976 14.3 15.7 15.1 1977 13.8 14.8 15.5 1978* 13.2 14.7 13.7 * Provisional.
§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many cases of perinatal infant mortality were due to congenital malformation, by region and area in 1978; and what proportion they represent of total perinatal infant mortality.
§ Sir George YoungI am sending the hon. Member and placing in the Library a copy of tables giving the numbers and proportions of perinatal and infant deaths assigned to congenital anomalies, by regions and areas of England and Wales in 1978.
§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what were the perinatal and infant mortality rates in 1978 for babies born to girls aged 584W under 16, women aged 16 to 20 and women aged over 35 years; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if he will publish the 1978 perinatal, infant and post-neonatal mortality rates by social class in each area health authority; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir George YoungThese figures are not yet available. It is anticipated that they will be published early next year in an OPCS monitor.