§ 91. Mr. James Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many cases for abortion have been admitted to the Hull Royal Infirmary in the current year; and what effect this is having upon the pressure for admission to hospital beds for gynaecology cases.
§ Mr. CrossmanThe figure asked for in the first part of the Question is not available, but during the quarter ending September 1969 75 abortions were performed under the Act of 1967, 13 per cent. of the total gynaecological operations performed by 3 gynaecologists. Over the 5 years from 1964 to 1968 there has been a steady increase in the numbers of gynaecological patients treated from 1,799 to 2,238 (an increase of 24 per cent.). The increase in 1968 was from 205W 1,910 to 2,238 (17 per cent.). The Board are considering whether the appointment of another gynaecologist in the area is justified.