§ 55. Mr. Brooksasked the Minister of Health what proportion of live births were illegitimate in 1967 in England and 144W Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, respectively; and what were the corresponding proportions for that year in each town of more than 100,000 population.
§ Mr. SnowI will, with permission, circulate the figures in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Following is the information for 1966, the latest complete year for which figures are available.
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Towns of over 100,000 population Illegitimate proportion per 1,000 live births ENGLAND AND WALES (total) 79 Kensington and Chelsea L.B. 201 Westminster, City of 186 Camden L.B. 172 Hammersmith L.B. 158 Lambeth L.B. 157 Brent L.B. 150 Manchester C.B. 150 Hackney L.B. 150 Nottingham C.B. 148 Brighton C.B. 144 Bournemouth C.B. 142 Islington L.B. 142 Blackpool C.B. 139 Lewisham L.B. 134 Wandsworth L.B. 131 Huddersfield C.B. 129 Preston C.B. 124 Salford C.B. 124 Haringey L.B. 123 Portsmouth C.B. 123 Bradford C.B. 122 Leicester C.B. 121 Derby C.B. 120 Oldham C.B. 117 Southwark L.B. 117 Newcastle upon Tyne C.B. 116 Leeds C.B. 115 Tower Hamlets L.B. 114 Oxford C.B. 114 Birmingham C.B. 113 Southampton C.B. 109 Middlesbrough C.B. 109 Cardiff C.B.. 108 Bolton C.B. 106 Southend on Sea C.B. 103 Ipswich C.B. 99 Hounslow L.B. 98 Bristol C.B. 97 Croydon L.B. 97 Norwich C.B. 96 York CB. 95 Kingston upon Hull C.B. 95 Luton C.B. 94 Ealing LB. 92 Liverpool C.B. 92 Northampton C.B. 90 Birkenhead C.B. 90 Plymouth C.B. 90 Greenwich L.B. 89 Newham L.B. 89 Blackburn C.B. 87 Reading C.B. 87 Coventry C.B. 87
Towns of over 100,000 population Illegitimate proportion per 1,000 live births ENGLAND AND WALES—continued Richmond upon Thames L.B. 86 Stockport C.B. 86 Wolverhampton C.B. 86 Barnet L.B. 81 Sheffield C.B. 79 Merton L.B. 78 Newport C.B. (Monmouthshire) 76 Kingston upon Thames L.B. 75 Bromley L.B. 73 Waltham Forest L.B. 72 South Shields C.B. 70 Stoke on Trent C.B. 69 Barking L.B. 68 Swansea C.B. 68 Wallasey C.B. 66 West Bromwich C.B. 65 Hillingdon L.B. 65 Sutton L.B. 64 Redbridge L.B. 63 Sunderland C.B. 61 Warley C.B. 60 Harrow L.B. 60 Walsall C.B. 60 Enfield L.B. 59 Gateshead C.B. 58 Thurrock U.D. 53 Havering L.B. 51 St. Helens C.B. 49 Basildon U.D. 48 Dudley C.B. 46 Bexley L.B. 45 Solihull C.B. 40 SCOTLAND (total) 64 Dundee 98 Glasgow 88 Edinburgh 82 Aberdeen 75 NORTHERN IRELAND (total) 31 Belfast 34 L.B. = London Borough. C.B. = County Borough. U.D. = Urban District. Note: The 1966 figures for England and Wales and its constituent towns are based on live births that occurred during the year. Remaining data relate to live births registered in the year.