HC Deb 27 February 1996 vol 272 c444W
Mr. Congdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many procedures were carried out on children aged up to 16 years in each of the last 10 years for(a) myringotomy, (b) adenoidectomy and (c) tonsillectomy. [16905]

Mr. Horam

The information available for National Health Service hospitals in England is shown in the table:

Myringotomy Adenoidectomy Tonsillectomy
1989–90 5,173 17,601 45,645
1990–91 5,241 16,577 47,582
1991–92 7,040 17,804 51,597
1992–93 6,312 17,532 52,931
1993–94 3,971 16,220 54,578

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics.

The latest year for which information is available is 1993–94; prior to 1989–90, data to the level of detail requested was not available centrally.