HC Deb 13 May 1980 vol 984 c460W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons are awaiting admission to hospital for treatment in the Macclesfield area at the latest convenient date, broken down for each category of medicine.

Dr. Vaughan

The latest figures available to the Department relating to Macclesfield health district are for 30 September 1979. The detailed information requested is as follows:

General medicine 2
General surgery 1,157
ENT 115
Trauma and orthopaedic 478
Dental surgery 109
Gynaecology 413
Geriatrics 36
Mental illness 44
Total 2,354