§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the rate of infant mortality in the Leek parliamentary constituency in the most recent year for which figures are available; and how this compares with the rate for England.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergMortality rates are not calculated for parliamentary constituencies. The 1980 infant mortality rates for Staffordshire Moorlands county district which includes most of the Leek parliamentary constituency, and for England, were:
Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 live births England 12.0 Staffordshire Moorlands (16 deaths) 13.3
§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the doctor to patient ratio in the area covered by the Leek parliamentary constituency; and how this compares with the doctor to patient ratio in England and Wales.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe ratio of unrestricted principals in general medical practice to patients in the practice areas which together comprise the Leek parliamentary constituency was, at 1 October 1980, 1:2,606. The corresponding figure for England and Wales was 1:2,238.