WOMEN WERE LONELY

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30745, 8 May 1965, Page 15

WOMEN WERE LONELY

O'- Z Press Assn —Copyright) LONDON. May 7. Eight of 179 unmarried mothers interviewed in Smith-east London said they permitted intercourse because -they were lonely and wanted a friend. “The Times” reported.

An analysis had been made 'y a doctor who over 20 years ‘ad cared for 3000 unmarried Pothers, the newspaper said.

The analysis was published in the “Journal of the College of General Practitioners.” From 22 to 50 per cent of the putative fathers —the numbers varied in different age groups—were foreigners, chiefly American servicemen. Poles and West Indians “Many of the women stated

that the foreigners were more polite and more interesting to talk to than the average Englishman." the report said.

Another 65 of the 189 women who answered a questionnaire said they gave themselves to a man qn a promise of marriage which was not kept.

Of 179 who provided information on the amount of sexual intercourse, seven were cohabitting as man and wife, 35 said intercourse was a “regular and frequent occurrence,” and only 25 said there had been only one incident.