HC Deb 23 October 1967 vol 751 c353W
Mr. Judd

asked the Minister of Health what proportion of expectant mothers within the City of Portsmouth are able to have their babies in hospital; what categories of mothers this represents; what is the proportion for the country as a whole; and whether he will make a statement.

Mr. Snow

Sixty-two per cent. in 1966; women requiring hospital confinement on medical or obstetric grounds or those needing it for social reasons; seventy-two per cent. in 1966. With the additional beds now being brought into commission at St. Mary's Hospital, the percentage should rise to about the national average.