Sir John Floyer, M.D. (1649-1734).

The Abortion Act-Lewis M y hospital, the Chelsea Hospital for Women, and a London undergraduate teaching hospital, Guy's.I have compared the figures of 1968 with those of 1963.Here we see the total number of terminations, with a noticeable increase in the number being done in 1968.Tables V and VI give the figures for abdominal hysterotomy and vaginal termination, respectively, while study of the age distribution of cases at Chelsea Hospital for Women (Table VII) shows again that the majority fall into the normal child-bearing age group.TABLE VI.-Vaginal Terminations 1968 71Moths12 Months, Increase 193 7 Months Estimated Chelsea Hospital for Women 12 112* 192 16 times Guy's Hospital .. .. 7 52 89 13 times * 84 (75%) by suction.TABLE VII.-Chelsea Hospital for Women.