HC Deb 04 March 1977 vol 927 c343W
Mr. Wm. Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each of the districts, and the total for each of the four health and social services boards in Northern

Health and Social Services Board Number of aids issued Number of persons with appointments or on waiting lists
Adults Children Adults Children
Eastern 2,224 215 74 2
Western 276 87 67 9
Northern 37 14
Southern 374 36 272 3
TOTAL 2,911 352 413 14
The above figures relate to the numbers of aids supplied by hearing aid clinics situated within a board's area, and appointments and waiting lists for such clinics irrespective of the place of residence of the persons concerned, which in some cases will he outside the area of that board.