§ 57. Dr. Stuttafordasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of illegitimate births in England and Wales in 1971; what percentage this represents of the total birth rate; and how the figures for Norwich compare with the national ones.
§ Mr. AlisonThe number of illegitimate births in England and Wales in 1971 was 65,678. This figures represented 8.4 per cent. of total live births in that year. The corresponding figures for Norwich were 178 and 10.1 respectively.