§ Mr. Brooksasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the proportion of illegitimate births, expressed as a percentage of live births,
ENGLAND AND WALES Live Births Infant Deaths (under 1 year of age) Illegitimate only Total Year Number of Illegitimate Live Births Total Number of Live Births Percentage Number Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate Live Births Number Rate per 1,000 Live Births Percentage (A) (B) (A) of (B) (C) (D) (C) of (D) 1959 … 38,161 748,501 5.1 1,044 27.4 16,629 22.2 123.4 1960 … 42,707 785,005 5.4 1,127 26.4 17,118 21.8 121.1 1961 … 48,490 811,281 6.0 1,225 25.3 17,393 21.4 118.2 1962 … 55,376 838,736 6.6 1,510 27.3 18,187 21.7 125.8 1963 … 59,104 854,055 6.9 1,536 26.0 18,042 21.1 123.2 1964 … 63,340 875,972 7.2 1,665 26.3 17,445 19.9 132.2 1965 … 66,249 862,725 7.7 1,649 24.9 16,395 19.0 131.1 1966 … 67,056 849,823 7.9 1,646 24.5 16,147 19.0 128.9 1967 … 69,928 832,164 8.4 1,655 23.7 15,266 18.3 129.5 1968 (provisional) 69,806 819,272 8.5 1,633 23.4 14,982 18.3 127.9