§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what information he has concerning the total number of D and C operations performed in England and Wales in each of the last 25 years for which figures are available.
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§ Mrs. Currie[pursuant to her reply, 2 February 1958, c. 591]: The estimated number of D and C (dilettage and curettage of the uterus) operations performed in National Health Service hospitals in England and Wales from 1966 (the first year for which figures are readily available) to 1985 (the latest year for which information is held centrally) is given in the following table:
Year Estimated numbers 1966 112,050 1967 100,260 1968 125,050 1969 118,920 1970 121,800 1971 132,900 1972 132,620 1973 129,880 1974 125,970 1975 104,940 1976 118,400 1977 127,580 1978 122,600 1979 115,140 1980 115,890 1981 114,700 1982 107,980 1983 112,490 1984 109,450 1985 112,790