Births

Mr. Geraint Howells
asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many babies were born in Wales in 1976; and what were the corresponding figures for the last five years.

Mr. Barry Jones
The number of births to mothers whose usual residence was in Wales are shown in the following table:-----------------
|1971    |43,056|
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|1972    |39,955|
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|1973    |37,597|
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|1974    |36,206|
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|1975    |33,970|
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|1976 (1)|33,000|
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(1) Provisional.