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(b) number requesting termination who got pregnant as result of method failure 21
Sheath failure 7
Failure of women to take O.C. properly 4
IUD expelled 2
IUD failure 1
Pessary failure and coitus interruptus 7
7 of these were sterilised at the same time.
(c) 18 women were referred to the service for termination and sterilisation
3 women were referred for termination only
at hospital outside Borough
3 women who were pregnant at time of referral obtained back street
abortion — one of whom died.
Female Sterilisation 77
Nationality
English 26
Eire 5
Gr. Cyp. 2
Italian 1
W.I. 43
77
Ages
20-24 11
25 -29 25
30 - 34 19
35 + 22
77
Total number of children — 392 5.1 children/family
Number of children 123 456 789 10
Number of families 1 7 9 15 16 9 10 5 2 2
Reasons for requesting sterilisation — Medical=25
Women with subnormal intelligence unable to cope with family 3
Mental Illness 12
Hypertension 2
Disseminated sclerosis 1
Child with retinoblastoma 1
Child with osteogenesis imperfecta 1
Epilepsy 1
Children physically handicapped 4
25
6 women not married
52
Social and Medical Reasons
Male Sterilisation 61
Nationality
Ages
English 47
Eire 6
W.I. 7
Ind. 1
20-24 1
25 - 30 27
31-34 13
35 -39 12
40 + 8
61
Total number of children — 253 4.1 children/family
Number of children 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Number of families 7 15 17 13 5 3 - 1
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