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Mr. Carter-Jones
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the percentage of births by caesarean section in each of the last five years.
Mr. Moyle
The estimated numbers of caesarean sections as percentages of all maternities in NHS hospitals of England and Wales are as follows:
| 1971 | 5·2 |
| 1972 | 5·3 |
| 1973 | 5·2 |
| 1974 | 5·6 |
| 1975 | 6·0 |