HC Deb 24 May 1990 vol 173 c332W
Mr. John D. Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the total number of hospital beds in each of the past five years in the London borough of Greenwich.

Mr. Dorrell

The available information is given in the table.

Average daily available beds, and in-patient cases treated, Greenwich district health authority, 1984–1988/89.
Year Available beds In-patient cases treated In-patient cases treated per available bed
1984 1,586 40,137 25.3
1985 1,517 40,381 26.6
1986 1,334 36,358 27.3
1987–88 1,249 36,943 29.6
1988–89 1,150 34,554 30.0

Source:

SH3 return, 1984–1986

KHO3 & SH3a returns, 1987–88 onwards