§ 79. Mr. G. Thomasasked the Minister of Health the number of vacant beds in each of the hospitals under the administrative control of the Cardiff Hospital Management Committee, and the number of people in Cardiff who are awaiting admission to hospital; and the comparative figures for 1958.
§ Mr. R. ThompsonOn the 5th June the number of vacant beds was:
— 1958 1959 St. David's Hospital 83 79 Sully Hospital 45 33 Prince of Wales Orthopaedic Hospitals: Rhydlafar 52 50 Crossways 15 12 Glan Ely Hospital 23 18 Rookwood Hospital 92 73 Lansdowne Hospital 113 113 Royal Hamadryad Hospital 18 27 Children's E.N.T. Hospital 29 37 Caerau Hospital 8 6 Barry Accident and Surgical Hospital 8 3 Barry Neale-Kent Hospital — — St. Mary's Hospital, Penarth — — Barry Maternity Hospital 2 8 I regret that separate information regarding the number of people in Cardiff who are awaiting admission to hospital is not available, but on 5th June total waiting lists numbered:
— 1958 1959 Cardiff H.M.C … 2,105 2,257 United Cardiff Hospitals … 4,907 4,805