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Mr. Rhodes
asked the Minister of Health what was the infant mortality rate in the Borough of Mossley, Lancashire, in each of the years 1921 to 1939, inclusive; and give comparable figures for the year 1945 to 1948, inclusive.
Mr. Bevan
The particulars requested, so far as available, are as follow:
| Borough of Mossley (Lancs.): Infant Mortality Rates | ||||||||
| Year | Rate* | Year | Rate* | Year | Rate* | |||
| 1921 | … | 116 | 1929 | … | 76 | 1937 | … | 47 |
| 1922 | … | 66 | 1930 | … | 49 | 1938 | … | 71 |
| 1923 | … | 85 | 1931 | … | 56 | 1939 | … | 53 |
| 1924 | … | 74 | 1932 | … | 66 | 1945 | … | 76 |
| 1925 | … | 37 | 1933 | … | 71 | 1946 | … | 40 |
| 1926 | … | 78 | 1934 | … | 69 | 1947 | … | 38 |
| 1927 | … | 39 | 1935 | … | 99 | 1948 | … | Not available |
| 1928 | … | 103 | 1936 | … | 77 | |||
| * Per 1,000 births registered in the year. | ||||||||