§ Mr. Sheermanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the figures for baby deaths in West Yorkshire in the last 10 years; and if these figures can be broken down into the constituent areas of the West Yorkshire area health authority.
§ Sir George YoungThe numbers of perinatal deaths (stillbirths and deaths under one week) and rates per 1,000 total births for West Yorkshire metropolitan county and its constituent districts (which are co-terminous with area health authorities) are shown in the following table. Comparable figures for the years prior to 1974 are not available.
Area health authorities in Rate Calderdale 18.7 Kirklees 15.8 Leeds 17.3 Wakefield 17.6 England and Wales 14.7 Scotland 14.1 Northern Ireland (1978) 18.1 The perinatal rates in the area health authorities of England and Wales (including the area health authorities in West Yorkshire) are distributed as follows: