HC Deb 09 August 1972 vol 842 cc499-502W
Mr. David Steel

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services for each of the years 1969, 1970 and 1971, how many married women resident in each of the hospital regions in England and Wales

LEGALLY INDUCED ABORTIONS PERFORMED IN NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE HOSPITALS TO MARRIED WOMEN, BY HOSPITAL REGION OF RESIDENCE—1969 TO 1971
Hospital region 1969 Year 1970 1971
Newcastle 1,491 2,404 2,478
Leeds 882 1,275 1,295
Sheffield 1,247 1,948 2,445
East Anglia 655 874 1,336
North West Metropolitan 2,171 2,963 3,073
North East Metropolitan 1,532 1,982 2,147
South East Metropolitan 1,850 2,358 2,794
South West Metropolitan 1,317 1,757 1,666
Wessex 577 890 1,019
Oxford 752 1,082 1,098
South Western 1,139 1,617 1,784
Wales 1,328 1,896 2,220
Birmingham 1,224 1,433 1,476
Manchester 1,759 2,364 2,632
Liverpool 502 758 968
England and Wales 18,426 25,601 28,431
LEGALLY INDUCED ABORTIONS WITH STERILISATION PERFORMED IN NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE HOSPITALS TO MARRIED WOMEN, BY HOSPITAL REGION IN WHICH TREATMENT WAS GIVEN—1969 TO 1971
Hospital region 1969 Year 1970 1971
Newcastle 782 1,236 1,268
Leeds 481 629 611
Sheffield 703 937 1,146
East Anglia 387 487 694
North West Metropolitan 648 763 756
North East Metropolitan 636 694 626
South East Metropolitan 739 816 803
South West Metropolitan 404 460 396
Wessex 335 500 523
Oxford 407 459 418
South Western 635 813 775
Wales 765 1,015 1,079
Birmingham 791 919 909
Manchester 1,131 1,493 1,533
Liverpool 387 520 628
London Teaching Hospitals 598 726 607
England and Wales 9,829 12,467 12,772

Mr. St. John-Stevas

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many authorised places there are now for carrying out abortions; and if he will list their names and addresses.

Sir K. Joseph

There are at present 54.

PLACES APPROVED BY ME FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 1(3) OF THE ABORTION ACT 1967 FOR TREATMENT FOR THE TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY. NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF THESE NURSING HOMES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1. Florence Nightingale Hospital, 19 Lisson Grove, London NW1.

had National Health Service abortions; and how many were also sterilised.

Mr. Alison

Figures for abortions involving sterilisation are available only for the regions in which treatment was given. Available details are as follows:

2. Fitzroy Nuffield Nursing Home, 10–12 Bryanston Square, London W1.

3. The London Clinic, 20 Devonshire Place. London W1.

4. The Nursing Home, Twenty Seven Welbeck Street, London W1.

5. The Avenue Clinic, 12 Avenue Road, St. John's Wood, London NW8.

6. Hampstead Nursing Home Ltd., 9 Hilltop Road, London NW6.

7. Manstone Nursing Home, 10 Manstone Road, London NW1.

8. The Garden Clinic, 46 Sunny Gardens Road, London NW4.

9. Braeside Clinic, 76 Park Road, New Barnet, Herts.

10. Old Court Clinic, 19 Montpelier Road Ealing, London W5.

11. Coniston House Nursing Home, 22 Corfton Road, Ealing, London W5.

12. Park View Clinic, 87 Mattock Lane, Ealing, London W5.

13. HRH Princess Christian's Nursing Home, 12 Clarence Road, Windsor.

14. Slough Nuffield Nursing Home, Wexham Street, Slough.

15. Elstree Nursing Home, Ridge House, Green Street, Shenley, Herts.

16. Woking Nuffield Nursing Home, Shores Road, Woking, Surrey.

17. New Victoria Hospital, 184 Coombe Lane West, Kingston-upon-Thames.

18. Royal Masonic Hospital, Ravenscourt Park, London W.6.

19. The Whitehaven Nursing Home, 34 Wilbury Road, Hove, Sussex.

20. Victoria House, Victoria Street, Rochester.

21. Tunbridge Wells Nuffield Nursing Home, Kingswood oad, Tunbridge Wells

22. Hythe Nursing Home, 91 North Road, Hythe.

23. Folkestone Private Clinic, 19 Grimston Gardens, Folkestone.

24. The New Cross Nursing Home, 415 New Cross Road, London S.E.14.

25. Wistons Nursing Home, 138 Dyke Road, Brighton, Sussex.

26. The Park Clinic, 14 Seagry Road, London, E.11.

27. Colchester Nursing Home, 15–25 Oaks Drive, Colchester.

28. Brentwood Nuffield Nursing Home, Shenfield Road, Brentwood, Essex.

29. Fairfield Nursing Home, 88 Russell Road, Buckhurst Hill, Essex.

30. St. Georges Nursing and Convalescent Home, Whitby Road, Milford-on-Sea, Hants.

31. Strathallan Nursing Home, Owls Road, Boscombe, Hants.

32. The Acland Home, Banbury Road, Oxford.

33. Lansdown Nursing Home, Lansdown Grove, Bath, Somerset.

34. Chesterfield Nursing Home, Clifton Hill, Bristol 8.

35. Exeter Nuffield Nursing Home, Wonford Road, Exeter.

36.The Torbay Clinic, St. Lukes Road South, Torquay.

37. Plymouth Nuffield Nursing Home, Deriford Road, Plymouth.

38. The Imperial Nursing Home, Montpellier Parade, Cheltenham.

39. Evelyn Nursing Home, Trumpington Road, Cambridge.

40. Ipswich Surgical Home, 57 Fonnereau Road, Ipswich, Suffolk.

41. Edgbaston Nursing Home, 22 Somerset Road, Birmingham 15.

42. Calthorpe Nursing Home, 4 Arthur Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham 15.

43. Robert Nursing Home, 162 Station Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham 30.

44. Salop Nuffield Nursing Home, Longden Road, Shrewsbury.

45. St. Wilfrid's Nursing Home, 51 Bawtry Road, Bessacarr, Doncaster.

46. The Leicester Clinic, Scraptoft Lane, Leicester.

47. Clifton Lane Nursing Home, Rotherham, Yorkshire.

48. Huddersfield Nuffield Nursing Home, Birkby Hall Road, Huddersfield.

49. Duchy House Nursing Home, Queen's Road, Harrogate.

50. Belvedere Nursing Home Belveder Road, Scarborough.

51. Hull Nuffield Nursing Home, West-bourne Avenue, Hull, Yorkshire.

52. Merseyside Nursing Home, 32 Parkfield Road, Liverpool.

53. Avenue Clinic (Hove) Ltd., 14–16 New Church Road, Hove, Sussex.

54. Woodthorpe Nursing Home, 1 Villiers Road, Woodthorpe, Nottingham.