HC Deb 30 April 1971 vol 816 c233W
Mr. Chichester-Clark

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services when he

ENGLAND AND WALES
1967 1968 1969 1970
Live births 832,164 819,272 797,538 784,000†
Still births 12,528 11,848 10,654 10,300†
Abortions notified:—
N.H.S. hospitals N/A 13,606* 33,155 46,355
Others N/A 8,650* 21,003 37,496
Estimated discharges and deaths from hospitals of N.H.S. patients, attributed to abortion:—
Therapeutic (I.C.D. 640) N/A 20,341 N/A N/A
Others (I.C.D. 641–645) N/A 70,560 N/A N/A
Deaths from all maternal causes except abortion (I.C.D. 630–639, 650–678) 139 150 120 115‡
Deaths from abortions:—
Induced for medical indications (I.C.D. 640) 1 4 10 10‡
Induced for other legal indications (I.C.D. 641) center 1 center —‡
Induced for other reasons (I.C.D. 642) 17 22 15 11‡
Spontaneous (I.C.D. 643) 44 12 8 7‡
Not specified as induced or spontaneous (I.C.D. 644) 11 10 2 4‡
Other (I.C.D. 645) 1 1 center —‡
Illegitimate live births 69,928 69,806 67,041 64,700‡

NOTES:

* 27th April-31st December, 1968 only.

† Estimated.

‡ Provisional.

N/A—Not available.