§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a table showing for the years 1948, 1958, 1968, 1978 and the latest available year, the number of hospitals of the fol-
Number of hospitals Size of hospitals (beds)* 30 September 1956*† 31 March 1958* 30 June 1969‡ 30 June 1978§ Under 25 506 560 391 387 25–99 1,077 1,049 1,014 891 100–499 842 814 817 728 500–999 141 126 158 190 1,000 plus 96 95 77 45 2,662 2,644 2,457 2,241 Notes: All figures relate to England and Wales. * Figures for 1956 and 1958 relate to hospital sizes up to 25 beds, 20–100 beds, 101–500 beds, 501–1,000 beds, 1,001 and over beds. † Earliest year for which figures are available. ‡ Comparable figures are not available for 1968. § Latest date for which figures are available.