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Mr. Whitney
The information readily available is for England and Wales and is given in the table. The numbers of children in care in England and Wales for each year 1964–83 and the corresponding proportions for 1976–83 are given in "Children in Care in England and Wales", published annually, copies of which are available in the Library.
pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.
| Numbers of direct maternal deaths (complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium including abortion) |
| England and Wales |
1960–84 |
| Year |
All maternal deaths ICD (8) 630–678 |
All forms of abortion ICD (8) 640–645 |
Criminal abortion ICD (8) 642 |
Other abortions ICD (8) 640, 641, 643–645 |
| 1960 |
310 |
62 |
30 |
32 |
| 1961 |
274 |
54 |
23 |
31 |
| 1962 |
299 |
57 |
29 |
28 |
| 1963 |
243 |
49 |
21 |
28 |
| 1964 |
227 |
50 |
24 |
26 |
| 1965 |
221 |
52 |
21 |
3l |
| 1966 |
223 |
53 |
30 |
23 |
| 1967 |
172 |
34 |
17 |
17 |
| 1968 |
200 |
50 |
22 |
28 |
| 1969 |
155 |
35 |
15 |
20 |
| 1970 |
146 |
32 |
11 |
21 |
83W
| Year |
All maternal deaths ICD (8) 630–678 |
All forms of abortion ICD (8) 640–645 |
Criminal abortion ICD (8) 642 |
Other abortions ICD (8) 640, 641, 643–645 |
| 1971 |
134 |
27 |
6 |
21 |
| 1972 |
112 |
26 |
7 |
19 |
| 1973 |
88 |
12 |
4 |
8 |
| 1974 |
81 |
11 |
2 |
9 |
| 1975 |
77 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
| 1976 |
78 |
7 |
1 |
6 |
| 1977 |
74 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
| 1978 |
68 |
5 |
— |
5 |
| Year |
All maternal deaths ICD (9) 630–676 |
All abortion ICD (9) 630–639 excl 633 |
Spontaneous abortion ICD (9) 634 |
Illegally induced abortion ICD (9) 636 |
Legally induced abortion ICD (9) 635 |
| 1979 |
74 |
6 |
1 |
— |
2 |
| 1980 |
70 |
3 |
1 |
— |
1 |
| 1981 |
57 |
4 |
1 |
— |
1 |
| 1982 |
42 |
4 |
1 |
— |
2 |
| 1983 |
54 |
2 |
2 |
— |
— |
| 1984 |
52 |
3 |
— |
— |
1 |
| Number of National Health Service hospitals in England |
| Regional, District and Special Health Authority |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
| Northern Regional Health Authority |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hartlepool |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| North Tees |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| South Tees |
18 |
16 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
13 |
| East Cumbria |
* |
* |
* |
11 |
11 |
11 |
| South Cumbria |
* |
* |
* |
10 |
10 |
10 |
| West Cumbria |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
| Darlington |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| Durham |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
| North West Durham |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| South West Durham |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
| Northumberland |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
| Gateshead |
8 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne |
14 |
14 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
| North Tyneside |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
| South Tyneside |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
| Sunderland |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
| Yorkshire Regional Health Authority |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hull |
13 |
13 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
| East Yorkshire |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
| Grimsby |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
5 |
| Scunthorpe |
11 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
| Northallerton |
7 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
| York |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
12 |
| Scarborough |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
| Harrogate |
10 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
10 |
| Bradford |
21 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
| Airedale |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
| Calderdale |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| Huddersfield |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
| Dewsbury |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
| Leeds Western |
* |
* |
* |
11 |
12 |
10 |
| Leeds Eastern |
* |
* |
* |
7 |
7 |
7 |
| Wakefield |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
| Pontefract |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| Trent Regional Health Authority |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| North Derbyshire |
20 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
| South Derbyshire |
31 |
28 |
27 |
28 |
28 |
29 |
| Leicestershire |
37 |
37 |
38 |
37 |
37 |
38 |
| North Lincolnshire |
17 |
16 |
15 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
| South Lincolnshire |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
| Bassetlaw |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |