§ Mr. Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how the number of hospitals beds per 1,000 population in the North-West compares with the national average in the various categories of bed.
§ Dr. OwenIn all categories the total number of available beds per 1,000 population in the Mersey and North 101W Western Regions, generally compares favourably with the average for England with exception of the following:
BEDS PER 1,000 POPULATION Speciality Mersey and North Western England Neurology 0.02 0.04 Physical Medicine 0.01 0.03 Dental Surgery 0.01 0.02 Obstetrics 0.31 0.37 Mental Handicap 1.10 1.21 Mental Illness 2.21 2.36 General Practitioner 0.13 0.22