§ Mr. SNOWDENasked the Minister of Labour, as representing the Ministry of Health, the most recent statistics of illegitimacy in England, Scotland, the United States, France, Italy, Belgium, Holland, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark?
§ Major BOYD-CARPENTERThe figures asked for in the question are given in the table below, except for the United States of America where the information as to births in general and illegitimacy in particular is only partial:
Illegitimate Births. Latest Available Figure Year. Number Rate per 10,000 total live births. England and Wales 1921 38,618 455 Scotland 1921 8,756 711 U.S.A. — — — France 1913 65,568 879 Italy 1917 32,933 477 Belgium 1913 10,975 641 Holland 1920 4,112 213 Norway 1917 4,466 699 Sweden 1917 18,060 1,494 Denmark 1919 7,170 1,043