§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people were on the waiting lists for orthopaedic surgery and for ear, nose and throat operations in the Leicester area, in each of the years from 1948 to 1970, inclusive.
§ Mr. AlisonWaiting lists in the Leicester area in the ear, nose and throat and orthopaedic surgery specialties on 31st December, in each of the last ten years were as follows:
Ear, Nose and Throat Tonsils and Adenoids Other Orthopaedic Surgery 1961 … 967 659 368 1962 … 1,103 695 404 1963 … 1,168 408 441 1964 … 1,065 292 375 1965 … 1,765 281 445 1966 … 1,782 643 652 1967 … 1,815 749 529 1968 … 2,203 950 593 1969 … 2,689 1,291 737 1970 … 2,879 1,456 1,068 Notes:
(1) Not all patients may require operation.
(2) Earlier figures are not readily available.