HC Deb 19 July 1982 vol 28 cc49-50W
Mr. Clement Freud

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the infant mortality rate (a) nationally and (b) in East Anglia for each of the last five years.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

The figures requested are as follows:

Infant mortality rates per 1,000 live births, 1976 to 1980 for England and Wales and East Anglia Regional Health Authority
Year England and Wales East Anglia
1976 14.3 11.7
1977 13.8 11.2
1978 13.2 10.8
1979 12.8 12.6
1980 12.0 10.4