§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list for each regional health authority the number of hospital admissions for asthma for each year since 1980; and if he will make a statement. [14887]
§ Mr. HoramThe table gives information on hospital admissions with a primary diagnosis of asthma from 1989–90 to 1994–95—respectively the earliest and most recent years for which figures are available.
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Hospital admissions for asthma 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Northern 4,750 5,551 6,422 6,085 6,375 5,630 Yorkshire 6,355 7,257 5,585 6,881 7,852 5,875 Trent 7,865 8,167 8,557 8,088 8,358 7,823 East Anglian 2,904 2,817 3,019 2,560 3,393 3,884 North West Thames 8,560 6,960 7,732 7,975 6,776 6,168 North East Thames 8,437 7,603 7,676 7,468 7,357 6,316 South East Thames 7,533 7,343 8,292 7,208 7,100 6,739 South West Thames 4,349 4,416 3,630 4,872 5,651 5,064 Wessex 4,199 3,955 4,776 4,225 4,739 4,344 Oxford 5,445 3,856 4,302 4,178 4,502 5,210 South Western 5,345 4,542 5,224 4,898 5,162 4,653 West Midlands 9,084 10,087 10,412 10,581 11,396 9,956 Mersey 4,950 4,697 5,608 5,695 6,408 5,038 North Western 9,895 9,618 10,850 10,186 11,089 10,165 Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics.
§ Mr. JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people are currently being treated for asthma(a) in each county and (b) in total; and if he will make a statement. [14886]