§ 70. Miss Lestorasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what information he has obtained as to the size of the battered baby problem from his Department's contacts with the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and local authorities.
§ Mr. AlisonIn the nature of the problem, no precise figures are available from these or other sources. The most recent estimate, in the British Paediatric Association's publication, "Paediatrics in the Seventies", suggests that a least 2,000 children are affected each year, of whom 200 may die and 600 may be seriously damaged.