§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the ratio of hospital beds to population by specialty in each area health authority in Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.
§ Mr. MoyleIn each area the following numbers of beds were available in 1975 to serve each 1,000 population in the area:
CAMBRIDGESHIRE Specialty Acute 2.8 Obstetric 0.5 Geriatric 1.0 Mental handicap 0.6 Mental illness 1.4 LINCOLNSHIRE Specialty Acute 2.9 Obstetric 0.4 Geriatric 1.1 Mental handicap 1.1* Mental illness 1.8* NORFOLK Specialty Acute 2.7 Obstetric 0.4 Geriatric 1.1 Mental handicap 1.2 Mental illness 2.0 SUFFOLK Specialty Acute 2.8 Obstetric 0.5 Geriatric 1.7 Mental handicap 0.9 Mental illness 2.1 (* Excludes beds in the area providing psychiatry service to South Humberside.)