HC Deb 01 December 1970 vol 807 c1067
22. Mrs. Doris Fisher

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of gynaecological beds available, region by region, with the population comparison.

GYNAECOLOGICAL BEDS PER 1,000 POPULATION—BY REGION 1969
Hospital Regions Gynaecological beds available at 31st December 1969 Estimated mid-year 1969 population (figures in 1,000's) Ratio number gynaecological beds per 1,000 population
1. Newcastle … … … … 772 3,095.6 0.25
2. Leeds … … … … … 726 3,220.7 0.23
3. Sheffield … … … … 793 4,641.1 0.17
4. East Anglia … … … … 241 1,734.8 0.14
5. North West Metropolitan … … 1,198 4,188.6 0.29
6. North East Metropolitan … … 889 3,399.9 0.26
7. South East Metropolitan … … 770 3,556.2 0.22
8. South West Metropolitan … … 806 3,258.8 0.25
9. Oxford … … … … 348 1,937.1 0.18
10. South Western … … … 501 3,115.5 0.16
11. Birmingham … … … … 901 5,144.8 0.18
12. Manchester … … … … 1,017 4,560.7 0.22
13. Liverpool … … … … 573 2,263.1 0.25
14. Wessex … … … … 377 1,985.4 0.19
National Average England and Wales … 10,908 48,826 0.22