§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give, for each year and since 1983, the
Available beds in Northern Ireland by Board 1983–86 1983 1984 1985 1986 E N S W E N S W E N S W E N S W General medicine 714.1 363.9 335.1 206.5 728.4 346.7 333.7 206.3 728.2 349.7 332.2 211.2 634.8 357.1 317.4 222.9 General surgery 789.0 381.3 369.4 234.8 759.5 367.9 372.1 231.7 797.3 370.0 389.5 227.3 714.6 375.3 390.2 219.1 Non-psychiatric acute 2,656.9 424.8 292.7 435.8 2,611.3 401.0 294.1 322.3 2,565.5 415.2 302.3 416.9 2,302.5 374.3 300.4 406.3 Geriatric medicine 1,194.7 545.6 420.1 443.8 1,180.1 548.8 418.7 444.8 1,173.9 546.0 417.2 438.0 1,234.7 535.4 415.0 441.9 Maternity 362.6 181.0 171.1 177.4 152.3 181.2 171.6 177.2 363.5 182.0 172.2 175.3 339.5 180.5 176.6 154.0 Mental illness 2,128.8 647.0 563.0 1,378.0 2,059.8 626.8 558.0 1,339.3 1,919.8 640.0 558.0 1,345.0 1,889.8 629.5 510.8 1,285.0 Mentally handicapped 837.3 — 454.5 209.0 823.0 — 458.1 209.0 826.3 — 436.5 209.0 814.0 — 445.0 209.0 Total1 8,736.4 2,518.4 2,605.9 3,100.3 8,367.4 2,477.4 2,606.3 2,945.6 8,426.5 2,507.9 2,607.9 3,037.9 7,981.9 2,457.1 2,555.4 2,953.2 1 Includes young chronic sick beds, which are not included in the table. E = Eastern Health and Social Services Board.
N = Northern Health and Social Services Board.
S = Southern Health and Social Services Board.
W = Western Health and Social Services Board.