§ Mr. Grocottasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether, further to his reply to the hon. Member for Lichfield and Tamworth on 15th February 1978, he will subdivide the figures given to show legitimate and illegitimate cases.
§ Mr. MoyleThe following are the figures: 419W
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NUMBER OF CHILDREN ADOPTED UNDER ORDERS REGISTERED IN 1973–77 BY SEX, AGE AND STATUS 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 Legitimate Illegitimate Legitimate Illegitimate Legitimate Illegitimate Legitimate Illegitimate Legitimate Illegitimate All Ages … p 9,254 12,993 10,065 12,437 10,120 11,179 8,753 8,868 5,419 7,329 M 4,615 6,859 4,981 6,522 5,042 5,744 4,387 4,552 2,697 3,851 F 4,639 6,134 5,084 5,915 5,078 5,435 4,366 4,316 2,722 3,478 Under 6 months … M 35 1,011 30 742 19 630 30 783 18 605 F 52 865 29 695 22 590 22 687 20 514 6–8 months … M 89 1,705 74 1,462 65 1,302 33 802 37 739 F 84 1,400 73 1,282 64 1,159 43 726 29 610 9–11 months … M 37 378 34 406 30 340 23 235 21 186 F 39 331 26 319 27 300 28 196 17 149 1 year … M 103 599 81 574 82 485 72 350 60 250 F 95 546 102 490 74 394 55 297 63 222 2 years … M 144 482 146 446 169 413 115 325 80 239 F 172 471 160 470 126 366 121 307 75 197 3–4 years … M 717 1,178 756 1,143 724 950 613 690 360 551 F 704 1,087 713 1,067 771 969 576 695 344 561 5–9 years … M 2,234 1,147 2,437 1,324 2,461 1,180 2,100 982 1,246 870 F 2,188 1,088 2,521 1,180 2,452 1,185 2,112 967 1,247 822 10–14 years … M 1,087 279 1,218 338 1,262 363 1,205 324 737 333 F 1,127 287 1,248 328 1,304 387 1,224 372 781 341 15–17 years … M 169 80 205 87 230 81 196 61 138 78 F 178 59 212 84 238 85 185 69 146 62