HC Deb 15 October 1990 vol 177 cc656-8W
Ms. Harman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will give for England and Wales for 1988, for births within marriage and jointly registered births outside marriage, the numbers of live births, still births, early neonatal deaths, late neonatal deaths and post-neonatal deaths of babies with mothers with occupations in:(a) social class I, (b) social class II, (c) social class III non-manual, (d) social class III manual, (e) social class IV, (f) social class V, (g) in other occupations and (h) with no stated occupation;

(2) if he will give for England and Wales for 1988 the numbers of live births, still births, early neonatal deaths, late neonatal deaths and post-neonatal deaths of babies with mothers with occupations in (a) social class I, (b) social class II, (c) social class III non-manual, (d) social class III manual, (e) social class IV, (f) social class V, (g) other occupations and (h) with no stated occupation.

Mr. Dorrell

I shall write to the hon. Member shortly.

Ms. Harman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will give the numbers of women resident in (a) Dacorum local government district and (b) St. Albans local government district who gave birth in 1989 in (i) St. Albans City Hospital, (ii) Luton and Dunstable Hospital, (iii) Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn Garden City, (iv) Watford general hospital, (v) Royal Bucks hospital, Aylesbury, (vi) RAF Halton maternity unit, (vii) other hospitals, (viii) at home and (ix) elsewhere.

Mr. Dorrell

The information requested is as follows:

Dacorum St. Albans
St. Albans City hospital 1,016 1,124
Luton and Dunstable hospital 39 51
Queen Elizabeth II hospital, Welwyn Garden City 8 145
Watford general hospital 279 77
Royal Bucks hospital, Aylesbury 186 —
Non-NHS hospitals1 189 6
Other NHS hospitals 78 101
At home 31 11
Elsewhere 3 0
1,829 1,515
1Figures for individual non-NHS hospitals are not available for 1989.

Ms. Harman

To ask the Secretary of State fro Health if he will give for England and Wales for 1983 and 1988 the

Birthweight within marriage and jointly registered outside marriage by father's social class for singleton livebirths
Birthweight
Social class of father 1,000 1,000–1,499 1,500–1,999 2,000–2,499 2,500 Not stated Total
1983
Within marriage
I 80 110 310 1,030 36,720 50 38,300
II 120 400 910 3,680 109,150 130 114,380
IIIN 90 220 370 1,860 53,360 70 55,970
IIIM 330 910 1,910 6,620 174,910 180 184,860
IV 170 310 870 3,640 69,850 80 74,920
V 30 160 350 1,580 28,480 70 30,680
Other occupations1 40 140 190 760 18,030 80 19,240
Occupation not stated 10 10 30 70 950 — 1,070
Total 870 2,260 4,940 19,240 491,150 660 519,420
Jointly registered outside marriage
I 10 — 10 20 920 — 960
II 30 60 50 380 6,500 10 7,020
IIIN 10 20 40 130 3,460 — 3,660
IIIM 80 170 390 1,290 23,250 30 25,210
IV 40 20 210 690 10,620 30 11,610
V 50 90 80 570 8,420 — 9,210
Other occupations1 10 40 40 50 1,690 10 1,840
Occupation not stated — 10 10 30 590 — 640
Total 230 410 830 3,160 55,450 80 60,150
1988
Within marriage
I 70 90 150 1,020 39,190 80 40,600
II 290 550 1,070 3,280 117,500 210 122,900
IIIN 120 260 470 1,700 51,120 50 53,710
IIIM 470 940 1,540 6,270 161,690 180 171,080
IV 180 380 680 2,770 63,430 50 67,490
V 90 120 270 1,230 23,050 40 24,790
Other occupations1 60 50 190 710 21,310 60 22,380
Occupation not stated — 10 20 110 1,480 10 1,630
Total 1,280 2,400 4,390 17,090 478,770 680 504,580
Jointly registered outside marriage
I — — 60 110 2,600 — 2,770
II 50 90 220 600 14,640 40 15,640
IIIN 20 70 110 230 7,560 20 8,020
IIIM 150 340 600 2,220 47,030 60 50,400
IV 40 180 420 1,150 21,640 20 23,450
V 90 120 240 750 14,270 30 15,500
Other occupations1 10 70 20 210 3,220 10 3,540
Occupation not stated 20 10 40 60 1,690 — 1,820
Total 380 880 1,710 5,330 112,650 180 121,140
1 Other occupations = Armed Forces, inadequately described, students, independent means, permanently sick, no previous job.

estimated total numbers of live births within marriage and jointly registered births outside marriage of singleton babies weighing (i) under 1000g, (ii) 1000–1499g, (iii) 1500–1999g, (iv) 2000–2499g, (v) 2500g and over and (vi) with unstated birthweights for babies with fathers in (a) social class I, (b) social class II, (c) social class III non-manual, (d) social class III manual, (e) social class IV, (f) social class V, (g) other occupations and (h) with no stated occupation.

Mr. Dorrell

The information is shown in the table. The data on social class are derived from a 10 per cent. coding of occupation details, and weighting factors have been applied to this sample to give estimated data. It should also be noted that the two years are not exactly comparable in the "other occupations" and "no stated occupation" categories due to a change in coding practice.