To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the number of abortions over 12 weeks' gestation performed on women under (a) 20, (b) 20 to 24, (c) 25 to 34 and (d) over 34 years of age, resident in the South East Thames regional health authority, and in each constituent district health authority thereof, in each of the years (i) 1985, (ii) 1986, (iii) 1987, (iv) 1988 and (v) 1989. respectively.
The information requested is shown in the following tables.
Place of usual residence
| Age of woman
| ||||
Under 20
| 20–24
| 25–34
| Over 34
| Total
| |
| Camberwell District Health Authority | 60 | 118 | 108 | 10 | 296 |
| Lewisham and North Southwark District Health Authority | 78 | 137 | 85 | 19 | 319 |
Number of abortions over 12 weeks gestation performed on women resident in the South East Thames Regional Health Authority 1988
| |||||
Place of usual residence
| Age of woman
| ||||
Under 20
| 20–24
| 25–34
| Over 34
| Total
| |
| South East Thames Regional Health Authority | 701 | 774 | 573 | 146 | 2,194 |
| Brighton District Health Authority | 41 | 61 | 36 | 12 | 150 |
| Eastbourne District Health Authority | 36 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 87 |
| Hastings District Health Authority | 26 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 58 |
| South East Kent District Health Authority | 38 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 90 |
| Canterbury and Thanet District Health Authority | 42 | 32 | 27 | 9 | 110 |
| Dartford and Gravesham District Health Authority | 24 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 68 |
| Maidstone District Health Authority | 27 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 62 |
| Medway District Health Authority | 73 | 44 | 40 | 8 | 165 |
| Tunbridge Wells District Health Authority | 22 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 54 |
| Bexley District Health Authority | 41 | 37 | 18 | 9 | 105 |
| Greenwich District Health Authority | 51 | 50 | 38 | 11 | 150 |
| Bromley District Health Authority | 43 | 46 | 24 | 5 | 118 |
| West Lambeth District Health Authority | 58 | 111 | 70 | 13 | 252 |
| Camberwell District Health Authority | 82 | 132 | 119 | 23 | 356 |
| Lewisham and North Southwark District Health Authority | 97 | 129 | 123 | 20 | 369 |
Number of abortions over 12 weeks gestation performed on women resident in the South East Thames Regional Health Authority 1989
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Place of usual residence
| Age of woman
| ||||
Under 20
| 20–24
| 25–34
| Over 34
| Total
| |
| South East Thames Regional Health Authority | 600 | 694 | 620 | 133 | 2,047 |
| Brighton District Health Authority | 38 | 41 | 42 | 9 | 130 |
| Eastbourne District Health Authority | 30 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 86 |
| Hastings District Health Authority | 21 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 62 |
| South East Kent District Health Authority | 24 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 77 |
| Canterbury and Thanet District Health Authority | 46 | 33 | 19 | 13 | 111 |
| Dartford and Gravesham District Health Authority | 27 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 79 |
| Maidstone District Health Authority | 18 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 49 |
| Medway District Health Authority | 68 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 150 |
| Tunbridge Wells District Health Authority | 11 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 46 |
| Bexley District Health Authority | 33 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 85 |
| Greenwich District Health Authority | 45 | 48 | 42 | 4 | 139 |
| Bromley District Health Authority | 31 | 40 | 35 | 7 | 113 |
| West Lambeth District Health Authority | 61 | 95 | 87 | 10 | 253 |
| Camberwell District Health Authority | 87 | 109 | 118 | 27 | 341 |
| Lewisham and North Southwark District Health Authority | 60 | 127 | 120 | 19 | 326 |