§ 2. Mr. Will Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many chonically sick or disabled persons are accommodated in geriatric wards in the
HOSPITAL CAPITAL BUILDING PROGRAMME 1949–50 to 1953–54 1954–55 to 1958–59 1959–60 to 1963–64 1964–65 to 1968–69 1. Annual Average Capital Expenditure (£000's): Sheffield 657 1,421 2,547 7,325 South and South East 3,792 5,883 13,838 33,721 England 8,432 14,179 32,547 77,714 II. Annual Average Capital Expenditure per head of population (£): Sheffield 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.6 South and South East 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.9 England 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.7 Notes:
Sheffield comprises the Sheffield Regional Hospital Board and the Sheffield Board of Governors.
South and South East comprises the four metropolitan regional hospital boards, Wessex and Oxford Regional Hospital Boards, Oxford Board of Governors and the London Teaching Hospitals (with some reduction for patients from outside the area).
3. The annual average capital expenditure per head of population has been based upon the estimated total annual average population for each period of five years.
392WManchester Regional Hospital Board area, showing the numbers affected in the age groups 16–34 years, 35–49 years, and 50–60 years, respectively.
§ Dr. John DunwoodyInformation in this form is not collected regularly. The most recent information is from a special survey in April, 1967, which showed that the numbers of patients below age 60 receiving long-term care in geriatric wards in the Manchester Regional Hospital Board area were:
Age Number of Patients 15 to 34 … … … 11 35 to 49 … … … 62 50 to 59 … … … 188 Total … 261