§ Mr. Joplingasked the Minister of Health how many geriatric beds are now available at Kendal Green Hospital; how many patients, both in Westmorland as a whole, and in the Lakes Urban Council and Windermere Urban Council areas, are awaiting beds; and how many in these areas have been accommodated further afield in each of the last three years.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonFifty, According to current waiting lists, five from Westmorland including one from the Lakes Urban District Council area. The figures for the last three years of Westmorland geriatric patients who are known to have been admitted to hospitals outside the county are:
Westmorland Windermere Urban District Council Lakes Urban District Council 1965 105 5 11 1966 79 9 3 1967 (to date) 44 4 1