§ Ms. Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many deaths in Scotland were attributed, respectively, to all maternal causes, all forms of abortion, spontaneous abortion, illegal abortion and legal abortion in each of the years 1960 to 1984 inclusive.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe available figures, which are classified by the international classification of diseases (ICD), are given in the tables. Figures for the three time periods are not strictly comparable because of changes in the ICD. Also, before 1968 the ICD did not distinguish between criminal and other abortions and before 1979 it did not distinguish between spontaneous abortion and other forms of abortion. The relevant ICD codes are shown in the headings.
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Numbers of direct maternal deaths (Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium including abortion)—Scotland 1960 to 1984 Year All maternal deaths 640–689 All forms of abortion 650–652 1960 35 3 1961 37 5 1962 42 10 1963 39 3 1964 24 4 1965 38 7 1966 24 4 1977 22 —
Year All maternal deaths All forms of abortion Criminal abortion Other abortions 630–678 640–645 642 640, 641, 643–645 1968 14 1 1 — 1969 13 3 2 1 1970 17 — — — 1971 14 2 1 1 1972 13 3 1 2 1973 16 2 — 2 1974 16 2 1 1 1975 6 — — — 1976 10 — — — 1977 13 1 — 1 1978 4 1 — 1
Year All maternal deaths All abortion Spontaneous abortion Illegally induced abortion Legally induced abortion 630–676 630–639* 634 636 635 1979 7 1 1 — — 1980 10 1 — — 1 1981 13 — — — — 1982 6 — — — — 1983 8 1 1 — — 1984 8 — — — — * Excluding 633.