§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many male sterilisations were performed in (a) family planning clinics and (b) National Health Service hospitals in each year since 1974.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe following figures relate to England and Wales. Those derived from the Hospital In-Patient Inquiry are the most recent available.
Year NHS hospitals (estimated numbers)* Family planning clinics In-patients Day cases 1974 4,060 N/A 11,368 1975 2,380 15,080 17,604 1976 2,960 19,280 17,528 1977 3,220 27,130 17,182 1978 4,340 35,880 18,097 1979 3,470 †38,760 16,336 1980 †3,340 †36,810 14,432 1981 14,189 * Derived from hospital in-patient inquiry. † Provisional.
§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many female sterilisations have been carried out in National Health Service hospitals in each year since 1971; and how many of these in each year were performed at the time of delivery, at the time of abortion and at other times, respectively.
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§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe following figures relate to England and Wales. Those derived from the Hospital In-Patient Inquiry are the most recent available.
Estimated number of sterilisations associated with delivery Year Number 1971 26,650 1972 22,600 1973 21,860 1974 19,200 1975 17,480 1976 16,380 1977 14,110 1978 13,940 SourceHospital in-patient inquiry.
Sterilisations associated with terminations Year Number 1971 14,193 1972 13,512 1973 11,434 1974 10,250 1975 8,515 1976 8,145 1977 7,889 1978 7,971 1979 7,972 1980 8,077 1981 7,351 SourceOffice of Population Censuses and Surveys, abortion statistics.
Estimated number of sterilisations performed in other circumstances Year Number 1971 20,880 1972 24,420 1973 28,910 1974 29,780 1975 23,680 1976 35,120 1977 42,250 1978 53,310 1979 58,500 SourceHospital in-patient inquiry.