§ Baroness Cumberlegeasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the total number of general and acute cases for each year since 1970.
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§ Baroness Jay of PaddingtonThe information is shown in the following table.
Table: total number of general and acute cases in NHS hospitals (000s) Year England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Yearly total 1970 —1 563 254 — 817 1971 —1 573 259 — 832 1972 —1 593 275 — 868 1973 —1 577 273 — 850 1974 4,768 592 289 — 5,649 1975 4,569 572 280 — 5,421 1976 4,924 660 302 — 5,886 1977 5,077 684 311 — 6,072 1978 5,095 686 319 — 6,100 1979 5,099 681 321 — 6,101 1980 5,404 714 338 — 6,456 1981 5,565 739 350 213 6,867 1982 5,515 755 342 — 6,612 1983 5,900 706 372 225 7,203 1984 6,118 790 386 229 7,523 1985 6,323 804 411 243 7,781 1986 6,449 830 435 243 7,957 1987–88 6,469 839 464 247 8,019 1988–89 6,577 867 470 258 8,172 1989–90 6,829 691 488 264 8,272 1990–91 6,936 911 508 269 8,624 1991–92 7,448 939 556 283 9,226 1992–93 7,772 953 591 295 9,611 1993–94 8,207 1,009 631 311 10,158 1994–95 8,649 1,088 675 328 10,740 1995–96 9,209 1,115 697 336 11,357 Notes:
England:
Moved to counting over the financial year rather than calendar year from 1987–88.
1Figures for these years are available only at disproportionate costs.
Scotland:
Due to the changes in coding classifications, certain year-on-year comparisons may not be strictly comparable.
Wales:
Moved to counting over the financial year rather than calendar year from 1983–84.
Northern Ireland:
Moved to counting over the financial year rather than calendar year from 1988–89.
Complete information is not available for 1982 due to an industrial dispute.
Information before 1981, if available, can only be provided at disproportionate cost.