§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has concerning the total number of D and C operations performed in Scotland in each of the last 25 years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[pursuant to his reply, 2 February 1988, c. 575]: The number of D and C operations performed in NHS hospitals in Scotland from 1961 to 1985 (the latest year for which information is held centrally) is given in the following table:
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Year Number of operations 1961 18,167 1962 19,218 1963 18,524 1964 19,464 1965 18,918 1966 20,271 1967 20,255 1968 20,210 11969 19,000 11970 19,300 1971 19,538 1972 15,380 1973 13,824 1974 13,836 1975 13,016 1976 13,540 1977 11,916 1978 11,757 1979 10,889 1980 15,281 1981 12,931 1982 10,841 1983 13,031 1984 12,828 1985 13,210 1 Estimated figures.