§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Lord Advocate whether he will now take whatever action may be necessary to ensure an increase in the wages and salaries of all staff and employees coming within his ministerial control, retrospective to 1st January, 1972.
1968* 1969 1970 1971 (provisional) ABORTIONS WITH STERILISATION BY:— ABDOMINAL HYSTEROTOMY— cases … † † 9,472 8,247 deaths attributed to operation … 1 5 2 3 deaths attributed to other causes … — 4 1 1 HYSTERECTOMY— cases … † † 1,020 1,008 deaths attributed to operation … — 1 2 — deaths attributed to other causes … — — 1 — VACUUM ASPIRATION— cases … † † 2,335 3,813 deaths attributed to operation … — — 1 — deaths attributed to other causes … — 2 — 1 DILATATION AND CURETTAGE— cases … † † 942 1,238 deaths attributed to operation … — — — — deaths attributed to other causes … — 1 — OTHER TYPES OF OPERATION— cases … † † 253 291 deaths attributed to operation … — — — — deaths attributed to other causes … — — — — * 27th April to 31st December 1968 only † Not available. Note: Abortions involving more than one method of termination may be recorded more than once in this table