§ Mr. David Priceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what were the average weekly in-patient costs for 1977–78 for treating patients in the following categories of hospital: hospitals wholly or predominantly containing geriatric beds, hospitals classified as orthopaedic, hospitals classified as psychiatric (mental illness), hospitals classified as psychiatric (mental handicap), and hospitals classified as district general.
§ Mr. MoyleFull analysis of the hospital costing returns for 1977–78 has not 137W yet been completed, but provisional figures for hospitals in England for that year are as follows:
Cost per In-Patient Week Classification £ Geriatric 107 Orthopaedic 224 Psychiatric (Mental Illness) 95 Psychiatric (Mental Handicap) 82 Acute with more than 100 beds 276 The last classification is included as the one most relevant to district general hospitals, which are not classified by that
NUMBERS OF MARRIAGES IN ENGLAND AND WALES Manner of solemnisation 1975 1976 1977 Civil … … … … … 181,824 179,330 180,446 Religious … … … … … 198,796 179,237 176,508 Total … … … … … 380,620 358,567 356,954