Perinatal And Infant Mortality Mr. Corbett asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will publish in the Official Report the perinatal mortality rate and infant mortality rate in each year since 1947 classified by legitimacy and place of confinement. Mr. Moyle, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 24th November 1978: Vol. 958, c. 770], gave the following information:The rates for England and Wales are as follows: --------------- | | --------------- | | --------------- | | --------------- |By legitimacy| --------------- ------------------------- | | ------------------------- | | ------------------------- | | ------------------------- |By place of confinement| ------------------------- |NHS hospital "A" | ------------------------- |NHS hospital"B " | ------------------------- |Other hospitals | ------------------------- |At home | ------------------------- |Elsewhere | ------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |NHS hospital "A"|Hospitals and homes under the NHS (except psychiatric hospitals) with beds allocated to GP maternity but not obstetrics. | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |NHS hospital"B "|Remainder of hospitals and homes under the NHS (except psychiatric hospitals). | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Other hospitals |Mainly maternity homes not under the NHS. | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |At home |At the usual place of residence of the mother. | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Elsewhere |Places of confinement which include all psychiatric institutions, homes for unmarried mothers, remand homes, reception centres, private houses (other than mother's usual residence).| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------