Mr. Bob Brownasked the Minister of Health (1) if he will give the comparative figures of hospital beds per 10,000 of the population in the Northern Region and in South-East England, the rest of England, England and Wales, England, Wales and Scotland, and the whole country, respectively, at the latest available date;
(2) if he will give the comparative figures for hospital beds per 10,000 of the population in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and in South-East England, the rest of England, England and Wales, England, Wales and Scotland, and the whole country, respectively, at the latest available date.
§ Mr. K. Robinson
Area Hospital beds per 10,000 population Newcastle-upon-Tyne 98.4 Northern Region 89.7 South-East Region 104.8 Rest of England 93.2 England and Wales 97.4 England, Wales and Scotland 100.1 United Kingdom 100.5 NOTES:
1. Figures include beds for psychiatric patients.
2. Figures relate to position at 31st December, 1966, except those for Scotland which relate to 31st March, 1967.
3. Population figures relate to 30th June, 1966.
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§ Mr. K. RobinsonThe death rates for Newcastle County Borough and for other parts of Great Britain for the period 1964 to 1966 are as follows: