§ Mr. Fryasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many patients were treated in chest units which are an integral part of the district general hospitals, and how many in chest units situated away from such hospitals, for the last year for which full statistics are available, and for the two years previous.
§ Mr. AlisonI regret that the information requested is not available. The total numbers of patients treated in the hospital service for the specialty of diseases of the chest in England and Wales are as follows:—
Year In-patients (Discharges and Deaths) Number of Out-patients 1967 … 92,055 404,412 1968 … 94,803 399,004 1969 … 96,265 386,739