HC Deb 27 March 1979 vol 965 c157W
Mr. Reid

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, of the total births occurring within the area of the Forth Valley health board in each of the years for which figures are available, how many occurred in hospital and how many at the usual residence of the mother.

Mr. Harry Ewing

The information is given in the table below:

TOTAL BIRTHS (LIVE AND STILL), PLACE OF OCCURRENCE, FORTH VALLEY HEALTH BOARD, 1974–77
Year Total In Hospital At Home
1974 3,704 3,675 29
1975 3,682 3,664 18
1976 3,377 3,367 10
1977 3,232 3,213 19