§ Dr. Michael Clarkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will give the number and proportion of inpatients and outpatients in the Southend health authority and comparable statistics for each of the other districts within the North-East Thames region for the last five years.
§ Mr. John PattenThe number of inpatient discharges and deaths and the total number of outpatient attendances
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North-East Thames Regional Health Authority Health districts In-patient discharges and deaths Total outpatient attendances Ratio of outpatient attendances to each inpatient discharge or death 1978 Basildon and Thurrock 25,816 179,104 6.9 Chelmsford 20,031 118,744 5.9 Colchester 32,418 152,186 4.7 Harlow 23,930 154,181 6.4 Southend 26,849 168,816 6.3 Barking 28,362 177,406 6.3 Havering 15,593 84,667 5.4 North Camden 23,469 195,072 8.3 South Camden 32,144 354,998 11.0 Islington 30,041 225,217 7.5 City and Hackney 42,034 335,382 8.0 Newham 21,683 184,736 8.5 Tower Hamlets 33,885 424,346 12.5 Enfield 20,919 126,795 6.1 Haringey 28,169 217,406 7.7 East Roding 19,724 142,569 7.2 West Roding 33,051 200,592 6.1 1979 Basildon and Thurrock 26,802 185,287 6.9 Chelmsford 20,971 119,443 5.7 Colchester 33,608 155,710 4.6 Harlow 24,545 154,136 6.3 Southend 26,719 171,957 6.4 Barking 28,407 182,024 6.4 Havering 15,773 89,123 5.6 North Camden 23,508 192,447 8.2 South Camden 30,994 364,473 11.8 Islington 29,147 209,403 7.2 City and Hackney 41,629 329,682 7.9 Newham 20,471 177,414 8.7 Tower Hamlets 31,983 414,898 13.0 Enfield 20,528 129,278 6.3 Haringey 27,693 208,110 7.5 East Roding 20,320 145,462 7.2 West Roding 32,753 200,417 6.1 1980 Basildon and Thurrock 29,449 200,406 6.8 Chelmsford 22,099 122,844 5.6 Colchester 34,645 157,819 4.6 Harlow 25,461 155,375 6.1 Southend 29,450 181,230 6.2 Barking 30,099 183,808 6.1 Havering 16,593 94,034 5.7 North Camden 24,965 198,708 8.0 South Camden 30,199 352,665 11.7 Islington 30,093 211,060 7.0 City and Hackney 42,888 334,062 7.8 Newham 22,525 181,407 8.1 Tower Hamlets 32,543 391,775 12.0 Enfield 21,970 133,930 6.1 Haringey 25,204 205,728 8.2 East Roding 21,147 149,255 7.1 West Roding 34,139 195,805 5.7 in each district in North-East Thames regional health authority is given in the following tables together with a ratio showing the number of outpatient attendances for every discharge or death.
The information available centrally does not distinguish between repeat attendances by outpatients who have never been inpatients and follow-up outpatient attendances by former inpatients. The ratio given provides only a crude indication of the balance between the two types of treatment.
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Health districts In-patient discharges and deaths Total outpatient attendances Ratio of outpatient attendances to each inpatient discharge or death 1981 Basildon and Thurrock 29,797 210,393 7.1 Chelmsford 22,598 122,673 5.4 Colchester 34,204 158,682 4.6 Harlow 26,009 157,500 6.1 Southend 29,935 182,658 6.1 Barking 29,374 176,716 6.0 Havering 16,581 95,276 5.7 North Camden 24,776 203,727 8.2 South Camden 30,116 354,770 11.8 Islington 28,884 206,718 7.2 City and Hackney 41,722 335,559 8.0 Newham 22,408 171,212 7.6 Tower Hamlets 32,887 396,568 12.1 Enfield 21,726 137,356 6.3 Haringey 26,946 198,400 7.4 East Roding 21,695 150,916 7.0 West Roding 35,100 201,991 5.8 1982 Basildon and Thurrock 28,555 195,570 6.8 Mid Essex (formerly Chelmsford) 22,881 121,286 5.3 North East Essex (formerly Colchester) 35,685 165,768 4.6 West Essex (formerly Harlow) 25,610 153,995 6.0 Southend 29,733 178,027 6.0 Barking, Havering and Brentwood (formerly Barking HD and Havering HD) 45,219 276,391 6.1 Hampstead* (formerly North Camden) 25,694 212,193 8.3 Bloomsbury* (formerly South Camden) 71,120 646,714 9.1 Islington* 26,936 205,860 7.6 City and Hackney* 42,285 335,192 7.9 Newham 21,215 162,433 7.7 Tower Hamlets* 31,319 395,283 12.6 Enfield 22,324 133,480 6.0 Haringey 26,631 198,368 7.4 Redbridge (formerly East Roding) 21,322 147,045 7.0 Waltham Forest (formerly West Roding) 36,126 209,111 5.8 * Because of NHS restructuring on 1 April 1982, figures for these districts are not comparable with those for earlier years.