§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many babies weighing less than 2,500 grams were born in each health district in the years 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1981; and what percentage of total births they represented.
§ Mr. John PattenThe numbers of notified births of babies weighing less than 2,500 grams and the percentages of all notified births which they represent are given for each health and social services district and area and for Northern Ireland for the years 1976 to 1979 in the following table. 1979 is the latest year for which such statistics are available.
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Notified live and still births and babies weighing less than 2,500 grams Notified births less than 2,500 grams as a percentage of all notified births District 1976 1977 1978 1979 1976 1977 1978 1979 Craigavon and Banbridge 90 97 94 108 5.3 5.6 5.4 5.6 Newry and Mourne 77 69 62 105 5.0 4.5 3.8 6.0 Area Total 291 255 252 292 5.8 5.1 4.9 5.2 Fermanagh 53 65 53 58 5.8 7.0 5.6 6.1 Londonderry, Limavady and Strabane 168 123 136 173 4.9 3.8 4.0 5.0 Omagh 53 45 54 56 6.4 5.5 6.0 5.9 Area Total 274 233 243 287 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 Northern Ireland Total 1,621 1,568 1,570 1,648 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.8