§ Mr. Brian Parkynasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many abortions were carried out under the Abortion Act, 1967, in hospitals in Bedfordshire each month during 1968.
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§ Mr. EnnalsFollowing are the numbers of notifications received in the first four months of operation of the Act.
May … … … … 21 June … … … … 20 July … … … … 26 August … … … … 21
§ Mr. Brian Parkynasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many legal abortions were carried out in Bedfordshire during 1968 per thousand population; and how this compares with the average figure for England and Wales over the same period.
§ Mr. EnnalsOn the basis of notifications received from May to August, 0.6 per thousand persons, compared with 0.7 for England and Wales.