Six Counties top infant mortality rate

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THE NORTH of Ireland has the highest infant mortality rate in Western Europe.

This is the shock finding of Survey carried out by the Belfast based Workers Research Unit and just published in its latest bulletin.

Figures quoted in bulletin* Sweden has an infant mortality rate of 9.6 per thousand births. England and Wales 14.2, the South of Ireland 15.0, the rate in the North of Ireland soars to 19.1.

Infant mortality refers to the eat or under the Works ycar or under. The Research Unit survey points to marked differences WITH EAC North of Ireland itself. In the western area of the Counties, where Catholics are majority, the infant mortanty rate is 24.8, while in the TOTALL OR TALED northern area the rate is 18.1 Examining the behind these figures, the unit comments: Weare nor being ar crude as to say that politicians evil No, but the fact is that the higher rate in Northern Ireland the poverty the development of the West of the the bin area are wl syuuptoms or the domination by Britain.

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