§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give the mean birthweight and standard deviation for (a) total births, (b) live births and (c) stillbirths in 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984, respectively in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThe available information is as follows:
Grams Year Total births Mean Standard birth deviation weight Live births Mean Standard Birth deviation weight Still births Mean Standard birth deviation weight 1980 3,357 600 3,368 580 2,161 1,261 1981 3,349 588 3,360 572 2,090 982 1982 3,358 583 3,368 568 2,081 1,015 1983 3,373 584 3,382 569 2,053 996
§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give the mean birthweight and standard deviation for (a) total births and (b) live births in 1983 and 1984, respectively, for each area health board in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThe information for 1983 is as follows. Final figures for 1984 are not yet available.
Grams Health and Social Services Board Total births Live births Mean birth weight Standard deviation Mean birth weight Standard deviation Eastern 3,365 584 3,374 569 Northern 3,371 587 3,382 572 Southern 3,391 561 3,400 545 Western 3,371 600 3,379 586 Northern Ireland 3,373 584 3,382 569