HC Deb 02 July 1964 vol 697 cc276-7W
80. Mr. Gourlay

asked the Minister of Health what is the number of geriatric beds per thousand of the population for the area of each regional hospital board, at the latest convenient date.

Mr. Braine

At 31st December, 1963, the numbers were:

Regional Hospital Board Number of beds per 1,000 population
Newcastle … 1.1
Leeds … 1.7
Sheffield … 1.2
East Anglia … 1.7
North West Metropolitan … 0.8 1.1
North East Metropolitan … 1.3
South East Metropolitan … 1.3
South West Metropolitan … 1.0
Oxford … 1.3
South Western … 1.6
Welsh … 1.2
Birmingham … 1.3
Manchester … 1.4
Liverpool … 1.1
Wessex … 1.3