§ Mr. K. Robinsonasked the Minister of Health how many psychiatric beds in general hospitals there are in each region; and what were the relative figures for admissions and discharges for the last twelve months period or shorter period for which figures are available.
§ Mr. PowellFollowing is the information:
Region Staffed beds allocated in non-psychiatric hospitals at 31.12.61 1st May to 31st December. 1961 Admissions Discharges and deaths All regions 5,112 16,958 17,195 Newcastle 474 1,181 1,296 Leeds 164 973 976 Sheffield 76 539 552 East Anglian 6 49 49 North West Metropolitan 214 1,601 1,621 North East Metropolitan 130 668 676 South East Metropolitan 507 2,187 2,210 South West Metropolitan 154 846 830 Oxford 39 120 124 South Western 39 159 154 Welsh 40 401 406 Birmingham 188 992 937 Manchester 2,216 4,093 4,188 Liverpool 633 2,727 2,767 Wessex 232 422 409 1. The figures relate to mental illness, and exclude long stay. 2. Teaching hospitals are included. 3. The figures are provisional.