§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what in 1980 was the National Health Service abortion ratio per 100 live births for each of the English hospital regions, for Wales, for Scotland and for Great Britain as a whole.
§ Sir George YoungProvisional rates are as follows:
Number of legal abortions per 100 live births by regional health authority (RHA) of residence in national health service hospitals in
1980
RHA of residence Rate‡ Northern 12.3 Yorkshire 6.5 Trent 8.5 East Anglian 12.5 North West Thames 11.0 North East Thames 14.1 South East Thames 10.7 South West Thames 8.7 Wessex 6.3 Oxford 8.4 South Western 11.7 West Midlands 4.4 Mersey 4.4 North Western 7.0 Wales 9.7 England and Wales* 9.2 Scotland† 12.9 Great Britain 9.5 * Includes 17 residents of England and Wales having abortions in Scotland. These figures can not be allocated to the regional health authorities. † Includes 1,198 residents of Scotland having abortions in England and Wales. ‡ Provisional (notifications in the 53 week period ended 31 December 1980).
§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many girls in England and Wales under the age of 16 years (a) gave birth, (b) had stillbirths, and (c)
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Legal abortions by gestation period, numbers and percentages England and Wales residents 1977–79 1977 1978 1979 Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage All gestations* 102,677 100 111,851 100 120,611 100 Under 9 weeks 25,227 24.6 26,639 23.8 28,882 23.9 9 to 12 weeks 57,504 56.0 63,073 56.4 67,134 55.7 13 to 19 weeks 15,199 14.8 16,727 15.0 18,622 15.4 20 to 23 weeks 912 0.89 1,249 1.12 1,486 1.23 24 weeks and over 183 0.18 261 0.23 281 0.23 * Includes gestation not stated. 1980 figures by gestation are not yet available. had abortions in 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980; and what was the abortion rate for girls aged 15 and 16 years, respectively, in each of those years.
§ Sir George YoungThe available information for residents of England and Wales is as follows:
Live and stillbirths and legal abortions to girls under 16 England and Wales residents
Year Live births
Stillbirths Total births
Abortions 1977 1,307 27 1,334 3,624 1978 1,383 18 1,401 3,298 1979 1,376 15 1,391 3,534 1980 † † † *3,648 * Notifications. † Not available.
Legal abortions by age, Numbers and Rates per 1,000 population England and Wales residents
Year 15 years 16 years Number Rate Number Rate 1977 2,701 7.0 5,510 14.7 1978 2,454 6.3 5,675 14.7 1979 2,693 6.7 6,030 15.3 Information by single year of age is not yet available for 1980.
§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the abortion rate per 1,000 women aged between 15 and 44 years in England and Wales for each of the years 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980.
§ Sir George YoungThe information for residents of England and Wales is as follows:
Abortion rate per 1,000 women aged 15–44†, 1977–1980 England and Wales residents Year Rate 1977 10.4 1978 11.2 1979 12.0 1980* 12.8 * Notifications † cases of unknown age are distributed proportionately
§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what percentage, and number, of legal abortions in England and Wales were performed (a) at under nine weeks' gestation, (b) at nine to 12 weeks' gestation, (c) at 13 to 19 weeks' gestation, (d) at 20 to 23 weeks' gestation, and (e) at 24 weeks and over in the years 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980, respectively.
§ Sir George YoungThe available information for residents of England and Wales is as follows:
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§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many discharges there were from hospitals in England and Wales following abortion admissions not specified as induced or spontaneous in the years 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980, respectively; and how many discharges there were following a diagnosis of septic abortion for the same years.
§ Sir George YoungThe following figures based on estimates derived from the hospital in-patient inquiry.
1976 *1977 *1978 Abortions not diagnosed as induced or spontaneous 40,910 35,980 38,180 Septic abortions 680 660 620 * Unlike previous years, estimates for 1977 and 1978 have been calculated using a multiplying factor of 10. Improvements in methods of sampling and data collection have removed the need for the detailed multiplying factors calculated for earlier years. Estimates for 1979 and 1980 are not available.