§ Mr. Gourlayasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the present allocation of beds in Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, and the proposed allocation of beds when the second extension to the hospital is completed.
§ Mr. NobleThe following is the information:
Specialty Present Allocation Proposed Allocation General medicine 59 90 General surgery 54 103 Gynaecology 14 30 E.N.T. 16 30 Ophthalmology 8 30 Paediatrics: Medicine 20 20 Surgery 9 — Chronic sick 48 74 General unclassified 2 — Orthopaedic surgery — 60 Psychiatric — 28
§ Mr. Gourlayasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many patients have been admitted for general surgical operations to Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, within four weeks of being examined by a consultant, in each month from 1st January, 1964, to the latest available date.
§ Mr. NobleThe numbers of patients admitted for general surgical operations to Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, in each 107W month from January, 1964, within four weeks of being examined by a consultant were:
January … … … 15 February … … … 17 March … … … 14 April … … … 17 May … … … 5 June … … … 15