§ Mr. Tom Coxasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of hospital beds in the Wandsworth health authority area on 30 November 1976 and the number on 30 November 1986.
§ Mr. NewtonI am sorry I cannot give the hon. Member the information he seeks in precisely the form requested. During 1985, the latest year for which information is available centrally, the average daily number of available beds in NHS hospitals in Wandsworth health authority was 2,337.5. The corresponding figure for 1976 was 3,126.6. Between 1976 and 1985 the number of in-patient cases treated per available bed increased from 15.4 to 18.7.