§ Mr. Hawksleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the number of patients waiting for in-hospital treatment per thousand of the population as at 1 September 1981 and 1 September 1979 for the following area health authorities: Bromsgrove and Redditch, Herefordshire, Kidderminster and district, Worcester and district, Shropshire, Mid-Staffordshire, North
31 March 1979 30 September 1979 31 March 1981 Health District Waiting List* Population† Waiting List* Population† Waiting List* Population‡ Hereford 2,049 146.6 2,093 146.6 2,168 — Bromsgrove and Redditch 1,775 146.6 1,621 146.6 1,493 — Kidderminster 1,131 100.0 922 100.0 925 — Worcester 2,065 224.7 2,403 224.7 2,398 — Salop 6,708 369.5 6,467 369.5 6,820 — Mid Staffordshire 2,700 290.9 2,787 290.9 2,419 — North Staffordshire 11,046 468.3 10,739 468.3 9,768 — South East Staffordshire 1,693 240.7 1,733 240.7 2,402 — North Warwickshire 2,666 169.9 2,610 169.9 1,845 — Rugby 713 83.8 766 83.8 771 — South Warwickshire 3,078 215.2 2,944 215.2 2,648 — Central Birmingham 7,760 249.3 7,768 249.3 5,529 — East Birmingham 4,503 152.1 4,261 1521 4,232 — North Birmingham 4,104 167.9 4,161 167.9 3,221 — South Birmingham 6,837 255.0 6,203 255.0 5,367 — West Birmingham 4,917 209.6 5,232 209.6 4,299 — Coventry 7,422 339.3 6,875 339.3 7,019 — Dudley 5,909 296.0 5,885 296.0 5,786 — Sandwell 1,920 306.9 1,729 306.9 1,995 — Solihull 2,134 198.3 1,916 198.3 1,818 — Walsall 4,472 263.4 4,194 263.4 3,148 — Wolverhampton 4,291 258.2 4,384 258.2 4,077 — Total (Region) 89,893 87,693 80,148 *Total all specialities urgent and non-urgent. † Total managed population in thousands at Mid 1979. ‡ Mid 1981 population figures are not yet available.