The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 28 June 2007:
As the National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your question about how many babies were born in hospitals run by Mid-Essex Hospital Trust in each of the last 10 years. (145963)
Figures on live births in hospitals are available from birth registration information. The latest available figures by place of birth are for 2005. The attached table shows the figures requested for the years 1996 to 2005.
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 William Julien Courtauld Hospital, Braintree 222 211 157 162 116 161 164 135 128 235 St. John’s Hospital, Chelmsford 3,444 3,472 3,377 3,357 3,237 3,071 3,106 3,266 3,265 3,256 Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford 0 3 2 3 1 1 5 3 1 4 St. Peter’s Hospital, Maldon 171 166 175 127 142 169 124 165 177 205 Total Mid-Essex Hospital Trust 3,837 3,852 3,711 3,649 3,496 3,402 3,399 3,569 3,571 3,700 1 St. Michael’s Hospital in Braintree and the Chelmsford and Essex Centre are also run by Mid-Essex Hospital Trust, but no live births took place in these establishments between 1996 and 2005.