HC Deb 07 May 1959 vol 605 cc75-6W
Miss Vickers

asked the Minister of Health the number of people on the waiting lists at hospitals under aegis of the Western Regional Hospital Board for the last five years, and at the most recent date available, respectively.

Mr. Walker-Smith

The numbers for the five years to 31st December, 1958,

Type of bed Up to 1 month 1 to 2 months 2 to 4 months 4 to 12 months Over 12 months Total
General medical … … 22 7 10 11 28 78
General surgical … … 199 161 366 929 1,743 3,398
Gynaecological … … 70 41 79 236 84 510
E.N.T. … … 136 80 107 783 207 1,313
Orthopaedics … … 59 43 63 66 30 261
Other Specialties … … 18 18 26 87 50 199
Totals … … 504 350 651 2,112 2,142 5,759

the most recent date for which figures are available, were:

31 st December, 1954 24,277
31 st December, 1955 24,749
31 st December, 1956 22,664
31 st December, 1957 24,319
31 st December, 1958 25,407