HC Deb 06 May 1965 vol 711 c217W
Mr. Rose

asked the Minister of Health how many mothers in the area of the Manchester Regional Hospital Board had their confinements at home and how many were confined in hospitals during 1964; and what statistics are kept of those whose applications for hospital beds are refused.

Mr. Loughlin

Final figures for 1964 are not yet available but for 1963 they are 23,977 and 56,356: none.