§ Mr. St. John-Stevasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of admissions of women under the emergency bed services in general and in connection with abortions, respectively, in the years 1960 to 1972, by year.
§ Sir K. JosephInformation in this form is available only for the London area. According to the London Emergency Bed Service, whose records do not identify admission in connection with abortions before July, 1964, the figures for London are as follows:—
Total Female admissions Female admissions in connection with abortions 1964 (July-December) 14,861 2,976 1965 31,081 5,731 1966 29,244 5,101 1967 27,879 4,364 1968 27,465 3,740 1969 28,462 3,327 1970 27,334 3,210 1971 25,137 2,872 1972 (January-July) 18,280 1,536