§ Mr. Muddasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will indicate, respectively, the number of patients awaiting hospital places for (a) medical and (b) surgical attention in the Cornwall health area in the month of January in each of the years 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977.
§ Mr. MoyleFigures are not collected for the month of January. The numbers of people awaiting admission for inpatient treatment on the 31st December of each year are as follows:
All medical specialties All surgical specialties (including Gynaecology) West Cornwall HMC plus St. Lawrences HMC 1968 53 3,234 1969 55 3,184 1970 36 3,845 1971 26 3,332 1972 8 3,510 1973 33 4,728 Cornwall AHA 1974 15 3,850 1975 24 3,775 1976 56 3,990