§ Mr. Maudeasked the Minister of Health the number of live births registered in England and Wales in the six months ended 30th June, 1953; and the number registered in the corresponding periods in the five previous years and in the five years, 1935–39.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodThe number of live births registered in England and Wales in the six months ended 30th June in the years in question was:
1953 … … 351,169 1948 … … 405,640 1949 … … 378,649 1950 … … 361,473 1951 … … 357,661 1952 … … 347,592 1935 … … 302,255 1936 … … 305,687 1937 … … 309,182 1938 … … 319,366 1939 … … 317,688