§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish the perinatal mortality rate for each Thames region and for East Anglia for each year from 1983 to the latest available figure.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe information is given in the table.
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Number of perinatal deaths (stillbirths and deaths in first week of life) and rale per 1,000 total live and stillbirths for East Anglian and Thames Regional Health Authorities (RHA), 1983 to 1985 1983 1984 1985 Area of usual residence Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate East Anglian RHA 215 9.3 213 8.9 241 9.8 North West Thames RHA 395 8.6 420 9.0 435 9.1 North East Thames RHA 496 9.9 499 9.7 488 9.3 South East Thames RHA 451 10.2 473 10.5 450 9.5 South West Thames RHA 327 9.4 302 8.6 340 9.3