HC Deb 03 July 1990 vol 175 cc550-1W
Mr. Burns

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the number of places in homes for mentally handicapped people in 1979 and for the latest year for which figures are available in each of the 14 health regions.

Mr. Dorrell

The information is given in the table.

Mr. Dorrell

The information is given in the table.

Perinatal mortality number and rate (per 1,000 total births) by Regional Health Authorities (RHAs) in England, 1979 and 19891
Year
Area 1979 19891
Number Rate Number Rate
England and Wales 9,432 14.7 5,751 8.3
England 8,839 14.6 5,424 8.3
RHA
Northern 687 16.4 362 9.2

Year
Area 1979 19891
Number Rate Number Rate
Yorkshire 775 16.6 423 8.5
Trent 856 14.6 524 8.5
East Anglian 311 13.0 174 6.7
North West Thames 624 13.2 414 8.3
North East Thames 675 13.5 468 8.3
South East Thames 629 14.1 433 8.4
South West Thames 467 13.3 274 7.0
Wessex 425 12.8 317 8.3
Oxford 371 11.6 258 7.2
South Western 505 13.3 273 6.7
West Midlands 1,155 16.8 712 9.7
Mersey 506 15.6 270 8.2
North Western 853 15.9 522 9.2
1 Provisional.

Perinatal mortality: stillbirths, and deaths in the first week of life, rates per 1,000 live and still births.