HC Deb 07 October 2003 vol 411 cc6-9W
Mr. McWalter:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many registered maternities there were to women resident in (a)Dacorum, (b)St. Albans, (c)Watford, (d)Hertsmere and (e)Three Rivers local authority districts which took place in (i) Hemel Hempstead General Hospital, (ii) Watford General Hospital, (iii) St. Albans City Hospital, (iv) Mount Vernon Hospital, (v) Barnet General Hospital, (vi) Chase Farm Hospital, (vii) Northwick Park Hospital, (viii) Luton and Dunstable Hospital, (ix) Stoke Mandeville Hospital, (x) Wycombe General Hospital, (xi) other NHS hospitals, (xii) RAF Halton Hospital, (xiii) other non-NHS hospitals, (xiv) at home and (xv) elsewhere in each of the last three years for which figures are available. [131458]

Ruth Kelly:

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Mc Walter, dated 14 October 2003:

As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your request for the number of maternities for women resident in (a)Dacorum, (b)St. Albans, (c)Watford, (d)Hertsmere and (e)Three Rivers local authority districts, which took place in the list of hospitals below for the each of the last three years for which figures are available. (131458)

  1. (i) Hemel Hempstead General Hospital,
  2. (ii) Watford General Hospital,
  3. (iii) St. Albans City Hospital
  4. (iv) Mount Vernon Hospital
  5. (v) Barnet General Hospital
  6. (vi) Chase Farm Hospital,
  7. (vii) Northwick Park Hospital,

Maternities in selected hospitals, for selected areas of usual residence of the mother, 2000
Place of mother's residence
Dacorum Hertsmere St. Albans Three Rivers Watford
Place of maternity
(i) Hemel Hempstead General 1,410 12 1,187 63 12
(ii) Watford General 41 488 81 836 1,056
(iii) St. Albans City 0 0 0 0 0
(iv) Mount Vernon Hospital 0 0 0 0 0
(v) Barnet General 0 1 1 0 0
(vi) Chase Farm 0 25 2 0 0
(vii) Northwick Park 4 12 2 14 7
(viii) Luton and Dunstable 19 2 32 1 3
(ix) Stoke Mandeville 132 0 0 1 0
(x) Wycombe General 1 0 0 2 0
(xi) Other NHS 18 573 291 57 24
(xiii) Other Non-NHS 5 27 7 18 2
(xiv) At Home 67 11 75 17 10
(xv) Elsewhere 2 2 0 0 1
Total 1,699 1,153 1,678 1,009 1,115

Maternities in selected hospitals, for selected areas of usual residence of the mother, 2001
Place of mother's residence
Dacorum Hertsmere St. Albans Three Rivers Watford
Place of maternity
(i)Hemel Hempstead General 1,361 7 1,026 36 7
(ii) Watford General 53 480 108 807 1,055
(iii) St. Albans City 0 0 0 0 0
(iv) Mount Vernon Hospital 0 0 0 0 0
(v) Barnet General 0 1 0 0 0
(vi) Chase Farm 1 19 2 0 0
(vii) Northwick Park 4 6 2 21 6
(viii) Luton and Dunstable 13 1 61 2 2
(ix) Stoke Mandeville 114 1 2 0 0
(x) Wycombe General 2 0 0 4 0
(xi) Other NHS 24 544 373 44 27
(xiii) Other Non-NHS 8 17 14 14 1
(xiiv) At Home 58 9 61 11 8
(xv) Elsewhere 2 0 0 0 0
Total 1,640 1,085 1,649 939 1,106

Maternities in selected hospitals, for selected areas of usual residence of the mother, 2002
Place of mother's residence
Dacorum Hertsmere St. Albans Three Rivers Watford
Place of maternity
(i) Hemel Hempstead General 377 3 193 9 1
(ii) Watford General 778 479 598 772 999
(iii) St. Albans City 0 0 0 0 0
(iv) Mount Vernon Hospital 0 0 0 0 0
(v) Barnet General 0 0 0 0 0
(vi) Chase Farm 0 26 2 1 0

  1. (viii) Luton and Dunstable Hospital,
  2. (ix) Stoke Mandeville Hospital,
  3. (x) Wycombe General Hospital,
  4. (xi) other NHS hospitals,
  5. (xii) RAF Halton Hospital,
  6. (xiii) other non-NHS hospitals,
  7. (xiv) at home, and
  8. (xv) elsewhere

No data are available for RAF Halton hospital as it closed in 1996. Three tables showing data for 2000, 2001 and 2002 for the other hospitals are provided in the attached tables.

Maternities in selected hospitals, for selected areas of usual residence of the mother, 2002
Place of mother's residence
Dacorum Hertsmere St. Albans Three Rivers Watford
(vii) Northwick Park 1 5 1 10 10
(viii) Luton and Dunstable 56 0 198 2 3
(ix) Stoke Mandeville 170 0 0 2 0
(x) Wycombe General 2 0 1 5 0
(xi) Other NHS 52 530 595 54 19
(xiii) Other Non-NHS 5 15 8 13 1
(xiiv) At Home 87 9 69 11 12
(xv) Elsewhere 3 1 0 0 1
Total 1,531 1,068 1,665 879 1,046