§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many consultant obstetricians are employed by each health authority in Wales.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe numbers of consultants in the specialty of obstetrics and gynaecology in each health authority are:
Clwyd 5.8 Dyfed 5.2 Gwent 6.0 Gwynedd 3.2 Mid Glamorgan 8.8 Powys 0.4 South Glamorgan 5.6 West Glamorgan 5.6
Health Authority Number born* with birth weight less than 2,500 grams Percentage of total births* with birth weight less than 2,500 grams 1978 1979 1980 1981 1978 1979 1980 1981 Clwyd 288 309 314 329 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.7 Dyfed 220 207 230 254 5.8 5.0 5.7 6.3 Gwent 371 450 422 383 7.1 7.7 7.1 6.8 Gwynedd 135 163 166 183 5.1 5.8 5.8 6.4 Mid Glamorgan 504 552 572 519 7.3 7.4 7.1 6.9 Powys 73 85 60 76 6.1 6.8 4.4 5.9 South Glamorgan 341 389 378 389 7.1 7.5 7.0 7.4 West Glamorgan 343 318 301 328 7.6 6.8 6.1 7.1 * Live and still births.