THE ATTEMPTS AT CONCEALING THE BIRTHS OF INFANTS AND ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS COMPARED.
| Counties in which the Number of cases of Concealing Births and Number of Illegitimate Births are both above the Average. | Percentage above and below the Average. † denotes above. * „ below. | |
|---|---|---|
| In No. of Cases of Concealing Births. | In No. of Illegitimate Births. | |
| Hereford | †53·0 | †49·2 |
| Westmorland | †53·0 | †29·8 |
| Sussex | †41·2 | † 1·5 |
| Berks | †29·5 | †17·9 |
| Suffolk | †29·5 | †26·8 |
| Leicester | †11·8 | †17·9 |
| Wilts | † 4·1 | † 3·0 |
| The Average for the whole of the above Counties is | †29·4 | †131·4 |
| (The Number of cases of Concealing Births is 22 in every 10,000 Illegitimate Births, and the Number of Illegitimate Births 88 in every 1000 Births.) | ||
| Counties in which the No. of cases of Concealing Births and No. of Illegitimate Births are both below the Average. | ||
| Rutland | * —— | * 1·5 |
| Hunts | * 23·5 | *16·5 |
| Warwick | *100·0 | *28·3 |
| Cambridge | *100·0 | *16·4 |
| The Average for the whole of the above Counties is | * 23·5 | *13·4 |
| (The Number of cases of Concealing Births is 13 in every 10,000 Illegitimate Births, and the Number of Illegitimate Births 58 in every 1000 Births.) | ||
| Counties in which the Number of cases of Concealing Births is above the Average and the Number of Illegitimate Births below it. | ||
| Surrey | †129·5 | *34·3 |
| Southampton | †117·7 | *10·4 |
| Cornwall | † 76·9 | *29·8 |
| Monmouth | † 76·9 | *26·8 |
| Dorset | † 70·6 | * 1·5 |
| Devon | † 64·8 | *25·3 |
| Gloucester | † 64·8 | * 4·5 |
| Lincoln | † 64·8 | * 1·5 |
| Essex | † 53·0 | *10·4 |
| Middlesex | † 47·1 | *40·3 |
| Worcester | † 47·1 | * 1·5 |
| Durham | † 35·3 | *10·4 |
| Kent | † 29·5 | *19·4 |
| Northampton | † 29·5 | *10·4 |
| Somerset | † 11·8 | * 6·0 |
| The Average for the above Counties is | † 58·9 | *20·9 |
| (The Number of cases of Concealing Births is 27 in every 10,000 Illegitimate Births, and the Number of Illegitimate Births 53 in every 1000 Births.) | ||
| Counties in which the No. of cases of Concealing Births is below the Average and the No. of Illegitimate Births above it. | ||
| Oxford | *82·4 | †13·4 |
| Nottingham | *70·6 | †35·8 |
| Bedford | *64·7 | †14·9 |
| Northumberland | *58·8 | † 8·9 |
| Cumberland | *52·9 | †61·2 |
| Lancaster | *47·1 | †14·9 |
| Bucks | *29·5 | † 4·4 |
| North Wales | *35·3 | †16·4 |
| York | *29·4 | † 6·0 |
| Derby | *29·4 | †20·9 |
| Hertford | *23·5 | † 7·4 |
| Salop | *17·6 | †47·7 |
| Chester | *17·6 | †32·8 |
| South Wales | *11·8 | † 7·4 |
| Norfolk | *11·8 | †56·7 |
| Stafford | *—— | † 3·0 |
| The Average for the whole of the above Counties is | *29·4 | †17·9 |
| (The Number of cases of Concealing Births is 12 in every 10,000 Illegitimate Births, and the Number of Illegitimate Births 79 in every 1000 Births.) | ||
MAP
SHOWING THE NUMBER OF PROVED CASES OF
ATTEMPTING TO PROCURE THE MISCARRIAGE OF WOMEN
IN EVERY 10,000 ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS,
IN THE SEVERAL COUNTIES OF
ENGLAND AND WALES.
⁂ The counties printed black are those in which the cases are above the Average.
The counties left white are those in which the number of cases is below the Average.
The Average is calculated for ten years.
| The Average | for | England and Wales is | 1 | in every | 10,000 | illegitimate births. |
| „ | „ | Sussex (the highest) | 6 | „ | „ | „ |