§ Mr. David Youngasked the Secretary of State for Social Services pursuant to his reply of 25 June, Official Report, c. 173, what is the waiting list expressed per 1,000 of population for each area health authority in the North-West and for England as a whole for general surgery, and for ear, nose and throat.
§ Sir George YoungThe information requested is as follows:
Number of people per 1,000 population awaiting in.patient admission to NHS hospitals on 31 March 1980 General surgery Ear, nose and throat surgery Lancashire 3.3 3.7 Bolton 4.6 3.2 Bury 0.7 1.2 Manchester 6.0 4.2 Oldham 4.6 1.2 Rochdale 3.8 0.8 Salford 2.9 3.0 Stockport 7.1 2.6 Tameside 5.8 0.1 Trafford 1.1 3.2 Wigan 2.7 1.8 England 3.6 2.1
§ Mr. David Youngasked the Secretary of State for Social Services pursuant to his reply of 25 June, Official Report, c. 173, what is the waiting list for the Bolton area health authority, and England as a whole, expressed per 1,000 population for ophthalmology.
§ Sir George YoungThe numbers of people awaiting in-patient admission to NHS hospitals in ophthalmology on 31 March 1980 were:
Bolton area health authority: 1.7 per 1,000 population England: 0.8 per 1,000 population