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Mr. Cyril Smith
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many consultant posts have become vacant or remained vacant in the last year as a result of financial stringencies and cutbacks; and how this figure breaks down by region and by speciality.
| Country | Year | Infant Mortality Deaths under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births | Perinatal Mortality Stillbirths and deaths under 1 week of age per 1,000 total births | |||
| United Kingdom | … | … | … | 1975* | 16·0 | 19·7 |
| Republic of Ireland | … | … | … | 1973 | 18·0 | 22·9 |
| France | … | … | … | 1972 | 16·0 | 21·3 |
| Belgium | … | … | … | 1972 | 19·1 | 22·3 |
| Federal Republic of Germany | … | … | 1973 | 22·7 | 23·0 | |
| Luxembourg | … | … | … | 1973 | 15·3 | 17·7 |
| Denmark | … | … | … | 1973 | 11·5 | 14·5 |
| Netherlands | … | … | … | 1973 | 11·5 | 16·3 |
| Italy | … | … | … | 1973 | 25·7 | 28·5 |
| Norway | … | … | … | 1973 | 11·9 | 16·6 |
| Sweden | … | … | … | 1973 | 9·9 | 14·0 |
| Finland | … | … | … | 1972 | 12·0 | 16·9 |
| * Provisional. | ||||||