Cabinet Office written question – answered at on 26 November 2012.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many children were born at (a) the Royal Bournemouth Hospital and (b) Poole General Hospital in each of the last three years.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Glen Watson, dated November 2012
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent question on how many children were born at a) the Royal Bournemouth Hospital and b) Poole General Hospital in each of the last three years. (130035)
Figures for live births by hospital have been compiled from birth registration data. Information on place of birth is provided by the Registry Office, rather than by the hospitals themselves. Information for 2009, 2010 and 2011 is provided in the table:
Live births occurring in the Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole General Hospital, 2009 to 2011 | |||
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
Royal Bournemouth Hospital | 468 | 429 | 492 |
Poole General Hospital | 4,421 | 4,651 | 4,690 |
Source: Birth Registration Data, ONS |
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