asked the Minister of Health what were the infantile mortality rates for the largest cities of the United Kingdom for, 1944; and how do these compare with the principal cities of the U.S.A., Australia and New Zealand for the same period.

The following infant mortality rates (per 1,000 live births) were recorded in the largest towns of England and Wales in 1943:

London	…	…	51
Birmingham	…	…	55
Liverpool	…	…	81
Manchester	…	…	61
Sheffield	…	…	56

Corresponding rates provisionally reported in respect of towns in Scotland, Northern Ireland, British Dominions and America were as follows:

Edinburgh	…	…	54
Glasgow	…	…	82
Belfast	…	…	111
New York	…	…	30
Chicago	…	…	29
New Orleans	…	…	39
Baltimore	…	…	44
Boston	…	…	46
Melbourne	…	…	34
Brisbane	…	…	38
Auckland	…	…	35
Wellington	…	…	34
Christchurch	…	…	34
Montreal	…	…	61
Quebec	…	…	104
Ottawa	…	…	45
Cape Town	…	…	44

Rates for 1944 are not yet available.