§ Mr. Ken HargreavesTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many cases were dealt with by the Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley district health authority from 1979 to 1986 in(a) general medicine, (b) paediatrics, (c) geriatric medicine and (d) general surgery.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe requested information is given in the table.
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1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Number of occupied beds 332.8 346.3 348.5 339.7 315.3 266.0 257.9 244.2 Discharges and deaths 1,015 1,328 1,636 2,013 2,439 2,255 2,385 2,267 Total out-patient attendances 345 508 773 1,054 1,089 1,382 1,745 1,812 Day cases 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 General surgery Number of available beds 154.4 156.2 155.0 147.8 154.3 142.5 137.2 130.2 Number of occupied beds 129.7 128.6 125.2 119.6 120.0 111.4 106.5 97.2 Discharges and deaths 6,088 6,259 6,160 6,136 6,577 6,740 6,772 6,487 Total out-patient attendances 13,731 14,217 14,806 14,848 14,004 14,546 14,338 13,753 Day cases 397 560 650 570 553 698 708 715