§ Mr. Montgomeryasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many invalid tricycles have been ordered for 1977–78.
830Wcasualty unit in the Dartford and Gravesend and the Medway health districts during the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what proportion at each hospital sought treatment between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m.
§ Mr. MoyleThe total attendances at accident and emergency departments in the year ending 30th September 1976 were:
Gravesend and North Kent Hospital 26,359 West Hill Hospital, Dartford 48,444 Medway Hospital 44,311 Sheppy Hospital 5,132 Figures are not normally available regarding the proportion of attendances occurring within particular periods, but a special survey covering Gravesend and North Kent and West Hill Hospitals showed that over the nine months from 1st January 1976 to 30th September 1976 the proportions of attendances between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m. were 9.6 per cent. and 17.9 per cent., respectively.