§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the latest estimate of the comparitive rates of infant mortality in the English regions.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information is shown in the table.
Infant mortality rate (per thousand live births) in 1984 for each Regional Health Authority (RHA) in England RHA of mothers usual residence Rate per thousand live births Northern 9.4 Yorkshire 10.7 Trent 9.1 East Anglian 8.2 North West Thames 8.6 North East Thames 9.3 South East Thames 9.9 South West Thames 8.5 Wessex 9.7 Oxford 8.5 South Western 8.5 West Midlands 11.2 Mersey 8.0 North Western 10.0