Maternity Beds, Leicester (Hansard, 12 July 1966)

HC Deb 12 July 1966 vol 731 c186W 186W

§ Mr. Farr
asked the Minister of Health what is the number of maternity beds available in the City of Leicester per thousand of the population, and how this figure compares with the national average.

§ Mr. K. Robinson
The following are the figures:

Area Number of maternity beds per 1,000 population

City of Leicester 0.57

Catchment area of the Leicester hospitals (including the city) 0.36

England and Wales 0.45

Area	Number of maternity beds per 1,000 population
City of Leicester	0.57
Catchment area of the Leicester hospitals (including the city)	0.36
England and Wales	0.45