Mr. St. John·Stevasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many abortions were carried out in each of the three 12.month periods since the Abortion Act came into operation on 27th April, 1968 and in the three-month period from 27th April, 1971, at National Health Service hospitals, approved places and other places, respectively; and what percentages of total abortions carried out in these periods these figures represent, in the North West Metropolitan, South-East Metropolitan, South West Metropolitan, London Teaching Hospitals, North East Metropolitan, Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham, Wales, South West, East Anglia, Sheffield, Leeds, Oxford, Wessex, and Liverpool regions, respectively.
§ Mr. AlisonAvailable figures are as follows:
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Premises Birmingham Manchester Liver pool Teaching Hospitals London Total England and Wales N.H.S. Hospital Number … 1,261 1,837 500 2,252 19,962 Percentage … 94.2 98.6 100.0 100.0 59.4 Approved place Number … 72 27 — — 13,560 Percentage … 5.4 1.4 — — 40.4 Other place Number … 6 — — — 76 Percentage … 0.4 — — — 0.2 All premises Number … 1,339 1,864 500 2,252 33,598 Percentage … 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
APRIL, 1969—MARCH, 1970 Premises Newcastle Leeds Sheffield East Anglia North West Metropolitan North East Metropolitan N.H.S. Hospital Number … 3,016 1,641 2,164 1,283 3,529 2,531 Percentage … 99.0 96.7 94.3 86.9 15.1 99.7 Approved place Number … 28 56 132 166 19,788 8 Percentage … 0.9 3.3 5.7 11.2 84.9 0.3 Other place Number … 3 — — 27 — — Percentage … 0.1 — — 1.8 — — All premises Number … 3,047 1,697 2,296 1,476 23,317 2,539 Percentage … 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Premises South East Metropolitan South East Metropolitan Wessex Oxford Western Welsh N.H.S. Hospital Number … 2,971 1,900 988 1,349 2,427 2,425 Percentage … 74.5 99.4 92.7 95.7 87.7 100.0 Approved place Number … 1,014 12 2 27 341 — Percentage … 25.4 0.6 0.2 1.9 12.3 — Other place Number … 1 — 76 34 — — Percentage … 0.0 — 7.1 2.4 — — All premises Number … 3,986 1,912 1,066 1,410 2,768 2,425 Percentage … 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 420W421W
Premises Brimingham Manchester Liverpool Teaching Hospitals London Total England and Wales N.H.S. Hospital Number … 2,118 3,700 1,041 3,913 36,996 Percentage … 54.0 98.8 100.0 100.0 61.1 Approved place Number … 1,780 45 — — 23,399 Percentage … 45.4 1.2 — — 38.6 Other place Number … 22 — — — 163 Percentage … 0.6 — — — 0.3 All premises Number … 3,920 3,745 1,041 3,913 60,558 Percentage … 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
APRIL, 1970— MARCH, 1971 Premises Newcastle Leeds Sheffield East Anglia North West Metropolitan North East Metropolitan N.H.S. Hospital Number … 4,473 2,054 3,274 1,827 4,138 3,247 Percentage … 98.6 95.9 95.1 86.5 14.7 73.8 Approved place Number … 50 87 168 246 23,941 1,152 Percentage … 1.1 4.1 4.9 11.6 85.3 26.2 Other place Number … 12 — — 39 — — Percentage … 0.3 — — 1.8 — — All premises Number … 4,535 2,141 3,442 2,112 28,079 4,399 Percentage … 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Premises South East Metropolitan South East Metropolitan Wessex Oxford South Western Welsh N.H.S. Hospital Number … 3,914 2,358 1,616 1,879 3,115 3,258 Percentage … 55.7 93.0 70.6 93.7 82.8 100.0 Approved place Number … 3,114 178 561 79 647 — Percentage … 44.3 7.0 24.5 3.9 17.2 — Other place Number … 2 — 111 48 — — Percentage … 0.0 — 4.9 2.4 — — All premises Number … 7,030 2,536 2,288 2,006 3,762 3,258 Percentage … 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Premises Birmingham Manchester Liverpool Teaching Hospitals London Total England and Wales N.H.S. Hospital Number … 2,467 4,271 1,511 4,836 48,238 Percentage … 19.5 98.1 100.0 100.0 54.3 Approved place Number … 10,136 81 — — 40,440 Percentage … 80.3 1.9 — — 45.5 Other place Number … 25 — — — 237 Percentage … 0.2 — — — 0.3 All premises Number … 32,628 4,352 1,511 4,836 88,915 Percentage … 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 422W 423W
APRIL, 1971 —JUNE, 1971 Premises Newcastle Leeds Sheffield East Anglia North West Metropolitan North East Metropolitan N.H.S. Hospital Number … 1,205 557 1,060 506 1,241 839 Percentage … 99.5 95.5 95.2 87.2 11.3 45.3 Approved place Number … — 26 54 65 9,749 1,014 Percentage … — 4.5 4.8 11.2 88.7 54.7 Other place Number … 6 — — 9 — — Percentage … 0.5 — — 1.6 — — All premises Number … 1,211 583 1,114 580 10,990 1,853 Percentage … 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Premises South East Metropolitan South West Metropolitan Wessex Oxford South Western Welsh N.H.S. Hospital Number … 1,153 510 424 507 991 865 Percentage … 56.4 31.2 56.1 92.9 76.3 100.0 Approved place Number … 889 1,122 308 24 306 — Percentage … 43.5 68.7 40.7 4.4 23.6 — Other place Number … 3 — 24 15 1 — Percentage … 0.1 — 3.2 7 0.1 — All premises Number … 2,045 1,632 756 546 1,298 865 Percentage … 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Premises Birmingham Manchester Liverpool Teaching Hospitals London Total England and Wales N.H.S. Hospital Number … 613 1,382 453 1,498 13,804 Percentage … 14.5 97.9 74.9 100.0 44.2 Approved place Number … 3,595 29 152 — 17,333 Percentage … 85.3 2.1 25.1 — 55.6 Other place Number … 7 — — — 65 Percentage … 0.2 — — — 0.2 All premises Number … 4,215 1,411 605 1,498 31,202 Percentage … 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 These figures are provisional.