Perinatal and Infant Mortality

HC Deb 24 June 1991 vol 193 c387W

Mr. Peter Bottomley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the rates of perinatal mortality and infant mortality for Greenwich, Wandsworth and Lewisham in 1981 and for the latest year for which figures are available.

Mr. Dorrell

The table lists the perinatal and infant mortality rates for the London borough's of Greenwich, Wandsworth and Lewisham in 1981 and 1990.

Perinatal and infant mortality rates for the London Borough's of Greenwich, Wandsworth and Lewisham, 1981 and 1990
	1981	1990
	Perinatal	Infant	Perinatal	Infant
Greenwich	11.8	16.0	7.1	8.2
Wandsworth	10.6	10.1	7.2	7.8
Lewisham	14.5	14.0	9.7	7.3

Source:

Local authority vital statistics, Series VS number 8, 1981. VSI statistics, 1990.