HC Deb 16 January 1984 vol 52 c108W
Dr. Owen

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the latest figure for the number of elective hernia operations carried out each year in the National Health Service.

Mr. John Patten

There were an estimated 75,810 elective admissions for hernia operations among patients discharged in 1981 from National Health Service hospitals in England and Wales.