§ Mr. Carter-Jones asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many community and hospital-based midwives
| Area | Year | align="right"Number of midwives per 10,000 popula tion (1) |
Number of midwives per 10,000 1,000 births * |
| Clwyd | 1978 | 4.35 | 36.1 |
| 1979 | 4.12 | 31.2 | |
| 1980 | 4.41 | 34.0 | |
| Dyfed | 1978 | 4.62 | 39.9 |
| 1979 | 4.61 | 36.7 | |
| 1980 | 4.80 | 38.8 | |
| Gwent | 1978 | 2.94 | 24.7 |
| 1979 | 3.08 | 22.7 | |
| 1980 | 3.20 | 23.5 | |
| Gwynedd | 1978 | 5.26 | 44.8 |
| 1979 | 5.08 | 40.7 | |
| 1980 | 5.25 | 41.7 |
§ Mr. Wyn Roberts:Information on a number of deaths after the first 28 days by weight at birth is not held centrally. The other figures requested are given in the following table:
§ Mr. Wyn Roberts:The information is given in the following table: per 10,000 population and per 1,000 births there were in the years 1978, 1979 and 1980 for each area health authority; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Wyn Roberts:The information is given in the following table:
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Area Year align="right"Number of midwives per 10,000 popula
tion (1)
Number of midwives per 10,000 1,000 births
*Mid Glamorgan 1978 2.78 21.5 1979 2.91 20.08 1980 2.89 19.3 Powys 1978 4.35 39.6 1979 4.93 43.4 1980 4.40 35.2 South Glamorgan 1978 3.00 24.5 1979 3.27 25.0 1980 3.16 22.9 West Glamorgan 1978 4.67 37.7 1979 4.51 35.0 1980 4.68 34.3 * At 30 September.