§ Mr. Huntasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of stillbirths in England and Wales in each of the years 1965 to 1972, inclusive,
Stillbirths Per cent. of total births Year Legitimate Illegitimate Legitimate Illegitimate 1965 … … … … 12,557 1,284 1.6 1.9 1966 … … … … 11,975 1,268 1.5 1.9 1967 … … … … 11,196 1,332 1.4 1.9 1968 … … … … 10,616 1,232 1.4 1.7 1969 … … … … 9,547 1,107 1.3 1.6 1970 … … … … 9,300 1,045 1.3 1.6 1971 … … … … 8,827 1,072 1.2 1.6 1972 … … … … 7,848 951 1.2 1.5