HC Deb 06 June 1957 vol 571 cc152-3W
Mr. Ellis Smith

asked the Minister of Health the capital sum allocated to the regional hospital boards per head of population for 1950, 1954, and 1956, for Bournemouth, Eastbourne, and York. respectively.

Mr. Vosper

Following, in terms of annual expenditure per head of population, are the sums allocated by the regional hospital boards.

— 1950–51 1954–55 1956–57 (provisional)
s d. s. d. s. d.
Bournemouth 2 11 1 3 0 8
Eastbourne 4 7 4 7 11 8
York 3 6 3 2 4 4

Mr. Ellis Smith

asked the Minister of Health the capital sum allocated to the six regional hospital boards with the highest allocation per head of population and to the six with the lowest such allocation

(i) Six regional hospital boards with highest allocation per head of population.
— 1950–51 — 1954–55 — 1956–57 (provisional)
£ £ £
E. Anglian … 287,000 Oxford 512,614 Liverpool 912,224
N.E. Metropolitan … 589,000 Newcastle 1,002,221 Newcastle 1,039,731
S.E. Metropolitan … 625,557 Welsh 658,454 Oxford 510,474
S.W. Metropolitan … 897,000 E. Anglian 361,841 Welsh 875,750
Newcastle … 515,884 Sheffield 1,010,000 Sheffield 1,381,214
Leeds … 512,000 S. Western 626,160 S.W. Metropolitan 1,241,962
(ii) Six regional hospital boards with lowest allocation per head of population.
— 1950–51 — 1954–55 — 1956–57 (provisional)
£ £ £
Liverpool … 334,000 N.E. Metropolitan 624,936 S. Western 659,000
Manchester … 669,539 N.W. Metropolitan 716,500 E. Anglian 342,224
Oxford … 225,000 Leeds 549,905 Leeds 715,286
N.W. Metropolitan … 586,000 S.E. Metropolitan 571,731 Manchester 978,548
Sheffield … 601,352 Manchester 707,319 N.W. Metropolitan 816,450
Welsh … 350,000 Birmingham 725,950 N.E. Metropolitan 590,471

In both lists boards with higher allocations are shown above those with lower allocations per head of population.