§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the peri- 680W natal and infant mortality rates for Scotland in 1979 by health board areas.
§ Mr. FairgrieveProvisional figures for 1979 are given in the table below.
PERINATAL AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES, HEALTH BOARD AREAS, SCOTLAND 1979 (provisional figures) Health Board Area Perinatal mortality rate* Infant mortality rate Highland 14 15 Orkney 20 4 Shetland 11 11 Western Isles 2 5 Grampian 13 8 Tayside 10 8 Fife 15 12 Lothian 14 13 Borders 18 17 Forth Valley 14 12 Argyll and Clyde 16 14 Greater Glasgow 13 13 Lanarkshire 15 14 Ayrshire and Arran 19 16 Dumfries and Galloway 13 15 14 13 * Stillbirths and deaths in first week of life per 1,000 births, live and still. † Deaths in first year of life per 1,000 live births.