HC Deb 15 June 1971 vol 819 c50W
45. Mr. David Steel

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services, for each of the years 1968, 1969 and 1970, how many women had abortions without sterlisation and how many with sterilisation; and for each of these categories how many deaths were associated with and how many attributed to the operation in question.

Mr. Alison

Complete figures for 1970 are not yet available but the following are the figures for 1968 and 1969:

Sir K. Joseph

Eighty-one doctors are currently providing full general medical services in the area of the Sunderland Executive Council and the average ' list is 2,734 patients.