§ Mr. Frank R. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of hospital beds per 1,000 population in the Greater Manchester region and the remaining regional health authorities of Great Britain for the last five years.
§ Sir George YoungRegional health authorities are established in England only.
355WFollowing is the information:
NUMBER OF BEDS PER 1,000 POPULATION … 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978* Greater Manchester … 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.6 Regional Health Authorities: Northern … 8.9 8.8 8.6 8.4 8.3 Yorkshire … 9.0 8.9 8.7 8.6 8.5 Trent … 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.1 7.1 East Anglian … 7.4 7.3 7.4 7.2 7.1 North West Thames … 9.2 9.0 8.9 8.5 8.3 North East Thames … 8.8 8.6 8.6 8.4 8.2 South East Thames … 8.6 8.8 8.6 8.4 8.2 South West Thames … 10.6 9.9 9.7 9.5 9.1 Wessex … 8.0 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.1 Oxford … 7.0 6.7 6.6 6.3 6.1 South Western … 9.2 8.9 8.6 8.4 8.2 West Midlands … 7.5 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.2 Mersey … 9.6 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.2 North Western … 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.7 * Latest date for which figures are available.