§ Mr. Carter-Jones asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the perinatal, neonatal and infant mortality rates by social class and in the following age ranges (a) to mothers under 16 years, (b) mothers under 20 years, (c) mothers aged 20 to 24 years, (d) mothers aged 25 to 29 years, (e) mothers aged 30 to 34 years and (f) mothers aged over 35 years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Allan Stewart:The readily available mortality rates for 1979, which relate to legitimate births and stillbirths in five age bands, are given in the following table:
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Legitimate perinatal, neonatal and infant death rates by social class and age of mother, Scotland 1979 Age of mother Total including
Social Class Not Stated 1 2 3NM 3M 4 5 Perinatal Deaths* 20 13 27 (2) 6 (1) 13 (5) 11 18 13 20–24 13 5 (4) 11 13 13 13 18 25–29 13 10 11 10 13 13 20 30–34 14 12 12 14 14 16 28 35+ 18 8 (3) 21 20 (6) 19 10 (5) 44 (8) Total (incl. Not Stated) 13 10 12 12 13 14 19 Neonatal Deaths† 20 12 41 (3) — 15 (6) 9 17 11 20–24 8 3 (2) 8 9 8 8 8
Age of mother Total including
Social Class Not Stated 1 2 3NM 3M 4 5 25–29 8 7 6 6 7 9 10 30–34 8 7 85 (6) 7 9 21 (8) 35+ 10 3 (1) 10 (8) 7 (2) 12 6 (3) 39 (7) Total (incl. Not Stated) 8 6 7 8 8 9 12 Infant Deaths‡ 20 19 41 (3) 6 (1) 18 (7) 15 22 22 20–24 13 3 (2) 13 14 12 12 17 25–29 11 9 9 11 10 13 13 30–34 10 9 10 7 (2) 11 9 (5) 21 (8) 35+ 14 3 (1) 14 7 18 10 (5) 45 (8) Total (incl. Not Stated) 12 8 11 12 12 13 19 * Rates per thousand legitimate births live and still. † Rates per thousand legitimate live births. ‡ Rates per thousand legitimate live births. In many instances the numbers of deaths are relatively small and consequently the rates are of less significance; the actual number of deaths is shown in brackets after rates based on less than 10 deaths.
Mr. Carter-Jones asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the perinatal, neonatal and infant mortality rates for Scotland in 1980 by region and area health authority; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Allan Stewart:Provisional figures for 1980 are given in the following table:
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Perinatal, Neonatal and Infant Mortality Rates, Regions and Health Board areas, Scotland 1980 Region/HBA Perinatal rate Neonatal rate Infant mortality rate Borders 18 11 12 Central (Forth Valley) 12 7 11 Dumfries and Galloway 15 11 18 Fife 13 9 12 Grampian 8 4 9 Highland 12 7 13 Lothian 12 8 13 Orkney 8 4 4 Strathclyde Region 15 9 13 Ayrshire and Arran 19 9 15
Region/HBA Perinatal rate Neonatal rate Infant mortality rate Argyll and Clyde 13 9 12 Greater Glasgow 14 9 13 Lanarkshire 14 8 12 Shetland 16 11 13 Tayside 13 5 9 Western Isles 8 — 3 Scotland 13 8 12 NoteThe rates for some areas are based on relatively small numbers of stillbirths and deaths and are therefore less significant.