HC Deb 04 December 1996 vol 286 cc687-8W
Mr. Kirkwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the survival rate of babies born weighing under 31b 4oz for each regional health authority in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [7299]

Mr. Horam

The information for 1994, the latest year available, is as follows:

Percentage of babies weighing less than 1500 gm surviving the first four weeks of life by regional health authorities
RHA Percentage
Northern 82
Yorkshire 82
Trent 77
East Anglian 81
North West Thames 85
North East Thames 81
South East Thames 82

Percentage of babies weighing less than 1500 gm surviving the first four weeks of life by regional health authorities
RHA Percentage
South West Thames 87
Wessex 87
Oxford 80
South Western 82
West Midlands 76
Mersey 85
North Western 83
Source:
Office for National Statistics.