§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales, on a yearly basis since 1974, how many babies were born
NUMBER OF BABIES BORN WITH SPINA BIFIDA* 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 Clwyd … … … … … … 10 5 6 9 10 Dyfed … … … … … … 9 10 8 13 10 Gwent … … … … … … 22 13 7 10 11 Gwynedd … … … … … 3 5 4 4 5 Mid Glamorgan … … … … 22 22 8 14 7 Powys … … … … … … 2 — 4 2 5 South Glamorgan … … … … 7 6 6 9 7 West Glamorgan … … … … 20 10 13 10 14 WALES … … … … … 95 71 56 71 69 * The figures relate to live and still-born babies with spina bifida, with or without other reported malformations. The figures are derived from a voluntary system of notifying congenital malformations observed at birth or up to seven days after birth.