§ Lord CULLEN of ASHBOURNEasked Her Majesty's Government:
What were the numbers of in-patient discharges and deaths and new out-patient attendances, including accident and emergency attendances at National Health Service hospitals in Great Britain in the 12 months to December 1970 and in December of each subsequent year.
§ Lord WELLS-PESTELLThe following figures show for National Health Service hospitals in Great Britain the totals of in-patient discharges and deaths, new out-patient attendances and new accident and emergency attendances for the years in question:
31st December in each year since 1970 was as follows:
1970 .. 607,000 1971 .. 578,000 1972 .. 563,000 1973 .. 606,000 1974 .. 610,000 1975 .. 681,000 1976 .. 699,000 1977 .. 692,000 (Provisional) House adjourned at half past six o'clock