HC Deb 09 February 1983 vol 36 cc402-3W
Mr. Campbell-Savours

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many babies were delivered at West Cumberland hospital in each year for the past 10 years.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

The numbers of live births at the West Cumberland hospital over the past 10 years are given in the table below:

Year Live births
1972 1,286
1973 1,389
1974 1,362
1975 1,323
1976 1,292
1977 1,238
1978 1,291
1979 1,347
1980 1,440
1981 1,777

Mr. Campbell-Savours

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many babies were delivered at West Cumberland hospital in the months of August, September, October, November and December 1982;

(2) how many patients were awaiting admission to the surgical specialties at the West Cumberland hospital for each of the months of March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December 1982;

(3) how many patients under the age of 60 years were operated upon at the West Cumberland hospital in each quarter for each year in the past three years;

(4) how many patients under the age of 60 years were admitted to the general medical wards at the West Cumberland hospital except as an emergency in each quarter of each year for the past three years;

(5) what was the total number of general anaethetics given by consultant anaesthetists at the West Cumberland hospital for each quarter in each year for the past three years.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

The information is not held centrally. The hon. Member may care to contact the West Cumbria health authority.