§ Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what were the waiting lists for ear, nose and throat operations for each month of the years 1966, 1967, and 1968 to present date.
§ Mr. EnnalsWaiting list statistics are collected centrally only at the end of each year and do not distinguish between patients awaiting admission to hospital for operative and non-operative treatment in this specialty.
The available figures are as follows:
31st December, 1966 … 119,766 31st December, 1967 … 118,371