§ Mr. Tilleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the perinatal mortality rates for each health district within the south east Thames regional health authority and the south west Thames regional health authority for 1978 and 1981.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe information requested is as follows. It should be noted that perinatal mortality rates for health districts can vary quite widely from year to year, owing to the small numbers of events occurring each year.
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Perinatal mortality rates per 1,000 total births for health districts in South East and South West Thames regional health authorities 1978 and 1981 Area 1978 *1981 South East Thames Brighton HD 14.7 12.1 Eastbourne HD 13.2 11.1 Hastings HD 14.1 9.7 Canterbury and Thanet HD 13.1 11.6 Dartford and Gravesham HD 12.6 13.4 Maidstone HD 13.5 13.1 Medway HD 16.1 13.6 South East Kent HD 15.9 12.3 Tunbridge Wells HD 9.8 10.0 Bexley HD 14.8 9.2 Greenwich HD 16.2 11.8 Bromley HD 19.0 9.5 Guys HD 14.7 12.2 Kings HD 14.1 11.5 Lewisham HD 15.9 14.1 St. Thomas HD 19.7 15.8 South West Thames East Surrey HD 13.2 15.7
Area 1978 *1981 Mid Surrey HD 12.4 4.5 North Surrey HD 13.6 11.0 North West Surrey HD 10.7 14.5 South West Surrey HD 10.4 11.2 West Surrey and North East Hampshire HD 13.4 12.1 Chichester HD 13.5 9.2 Cuckfield and Crawley HD 15.1 11.6 Worthing HD 17.1 10.6 Croydon HD 15.9 9.9 Kingston and Richmond HD 11.3 7.0 Roehampton HD 10.5 10.6 Sutton and West Merton HD 14.1 11.9 Wandsworth and East Merton HD 15.6 11.3 * Provisional figures.