§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the infant mortality rate for (a) Belfast and (b) Northern Ireland in each of the past five years; and if he will give the figures for the last three years for Belfast by social classes.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThe rates requested, calculated per 1,000 live births, for the last five years for which figures are available, are as follows:
Infant Mortality 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 Belfast District Council 15.7 14.1 10.7 12.6 11.9 Northern Ireland 15.9 14.8 13.4 13.2 13.6
Infant Mortality by Social Class—Belfast District Council Social Class I II III IV V 1980 7.0 4.9 10.7 14.0 14.2 1981 12.0 5.3 15.2 4.8 14.5 1982 11.2 8.9 11.5 11.5 15.2