§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Secretary of State for Wales what statistics he has on the prevalence of kidney disease in Wales since 1960; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe information requested is not available centrally. The following table shows the numbers of new in-patients and day cases diagnosed as having kidney disease at hospitals in Wales in each year since 1971:
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Year Number 1971 812 1972 975 1973 880 1974 1,016 1975 1,016 1976 956 1977 1,011 1978 1,022 1979 1,291 1980 1,395 1981 1,469 1982 1,234 1983 1,427 1984 1,479 1985 1,574