§ Mr. Robert C. Brownasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people were on hospital waiting lists in the Northern regional health authority at the latest available date; and if he will give comparable numbers for each of the previous 10 years.
§ Sir George YoungThe information requested is given in the following table. Comparable figures prior to 1974 are not available.
Year Number of persons on hospital waiting lists in Northern regional health authority 31 December 1979* 39,566 31 December 1978 39,983 31 December 1977 34,058 31 December 1976 34,514 31 December 1975 35,903 31 December 1974 29,178 *Latest date available.
§ Mr. Robert C. Brownasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people were on hospital waiting lists in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne area health authority at the latest available date, with the comparable numbers for each of the previous 10 years.
§ Sir George YoungThe information requested is given in the following table. Comparable figures prior to 1974 are not available.
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Year Number of persons on hospital waiting lists in Newcastle area health authority (teaching) 31 December 1979* 9,501 31 December 1978 9,028
Year Number of persons on hospital waiting lists in Newcastle area health authority (teaching) 31 December 1977 8,938 31 December 1976 8,095 31 December 1975 7,486 31 December 1974 6,767 *Latest date available.