HC Deb 11 March 1988 vol 129 cc384-5W
Mr. Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many babies were delivered by caesarian section on a Friday in each health board area in each of the last 10 years;

(2) how many babies were delivered by caesarian section in each health board area in each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

[holding answer 8 March 1988]: The number of caesarian sections from 1976 to 1985 (the latest year for which information is held centrally) is given in the following table:

Number of Caesarian sections performed
1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Health board FRI Total FRI Total FRI Total FRI Total FRI Total
Argyll and Clyde 38 228 41 243 43 289 43 306 45 341
Ayrshire and Arran 45 239 31 190 33 220 43 253 58 295
Borders
Dumfries and Galloway 8 38 4 47 7 69 18 76 12 72
Fife 17 102 8 97 17 142 16 129 26 156
Forth Valley 38 205 34 178 49 166 74 236 48 185
Grampian 26 202 23 148 43 223 52 250 54 291
Greater Glasgow 142 768 118 632 127 790 154 923 175 941
Highland 20 113 24 108 23 129 30 108 30 141
Lanarkshire 26 216 47 216 57 343 74 419 103 442
Lothian 92 442 92 399 102 522 111 569 88 570
Orkney 3 1 4 1 5 5 4
Shetland 1 8 1 9 4 6 5
Tayside 35 203 40 211 60 269 51 293 53 293
Western Isles 3 13 1 8 3 22 3 9 3 15
Scotland 491 2,780 465 2,490 565 3,193 669 3,582 695 3,751

1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
Health board FRI Total FRI Total FRI Total FRI Total FRI Total
Argyll and Clyde 49 410 64 455 48 372 47 395 57 343
Ayrshire and Arran 57 276 53 307 52 371 46 351 41 350
Borders 1 1 2
Dumfries and Galloway 14 82 23 79 15 68 13 81 29 109
Fife 15 138 27 147 32 152 28 142 24 157
Forth Valley 46 202 56 220 45 172 52 173 51 192
Grampian 59 309 32 189 46 309 47 338 60 340
Greater Glasgow 186 1,047 178 1,013 204 1,094 193 1,120 216 1,137
Highland 26 123 25 132 17 133 41 162 22 176
Lanarkshire 97 443 88 441 95 470 83 408 66 411
Lothian 69 594 86 576 67 528 82 608 88 670
Orkney 2 7 3 10 8 15 2 9 3 8
Shetland 1 6 8 1 3 5 2 2
Tayside 57 344 45 295 38 299 42 321 29 320
Western Isles 5 22 3 20 8 19 21 4 25
Scotland 683 4,004 683 3,892 676 4,005 677 4,136 692 4,240