§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list for each district health authority(a) the total numbers of people waiting for treatment in September 1982, (b) the total numbers of people waiting for treatment in March 1987, (c) the percentage change represented by (b) over (a) ordering that list so that the district with the biggest increase is first and that with the largest decrease is last.
§ Mr. Newton[holding answer 3 December 1987]: The information requested is given in the table.
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District health authority September March Change September 1982 to March 1987 1982 1987 Number Percentage Rank City and Hackney 4,586 7,140 2,554 55.7 12 Kidderminster and District 1,070 1,585 515 48.1 13 Barking, Havering and Brentwood 4,474 6,488 2,014 45.0 14 Mid Essex 3,246 4,672 1,426 43.9 15 Bloomsbury 9,632 13,446 3,814 39.6 16 Redbridge 1,719 2,392 673 39.2 17 Bromsgrove and Redditch 1,475 2,052 577 39.1 18 Waltham Forest 3,271 4,504 1,233 37.7 19 West Suffolk 2,027 2,762 735 36.3 20 West Lambeth 6,038 8,111 2,073 34.3 21 North Warwickshire 1,944 2,576 632 32.5 22 South East Staffordshire 2,026 2,679 653 32.2 23 Worcester and District 2,651 3,477 826 31.2 24 Tower Hamlets 6,003 7,865 1,862 31.0 25 Hillingdon 6,009 7,867 1,858 30.9 26 Wolverhampton 3,677 4,802 1,125 30.6 27 Herefordshire 2,272 2,945 673 29.6 28 Lancaster 1,784 2,312 528 29.6 29 Eastbourne 2,552 3,298 746 29.2 30 West Surrey and North East Hampshire 3,708 4,763 1,055 28.5 31 South West Surrey 2,385 3,005 620 26.0 32 North West Surrey 2,315 2,915 600 25.9 33 Rochdale 2,342 2,933 591 25.2 34 Winchester 2,309 2,880 571 24.7 35 Airedale 1,686 2,100 414 24.6 36 Kettering 2,848 3,546 698 24.5 37 East Dorset 4,361 5,424 1,063 24.4 38 St. Helens and Knowsley 3,288 4,074 786 23.9 39 West Norfolk and Wisbech 1,688 2,088 400 23.7 40 Paddington and North Kensington 2,813 3,459 646 23.0 41 West Berkshire 3,256 3,999 743 22.8 42 Central Manchester 5,358 6,543 1,185 22.1 43 Cheltenham 1,782 2,157 375 21.0 44 Trafford 1,301 1,542 241 18.5 45 Chorley and South Ribble 651 770 119 18.3 46 Canterbury and Thanet 4,136 4,889 753 18.2 47 Wycombe 1,134 1,333 199 17.5 48 Southend 3,248 3,788 540 16.6 49 Bromley 1,931 2,242 311 16.1 50 Leicestershire 7,177 8,278 1,101 15.3 51 Rotherham 3,871 4,461 590 15.2 52 Bristol and Weston 7,142 8,213 1,071 15.0 53 East Cumbria 3,323 3,796 473 14.2 54 Greenwich 2,362 2,687 325 13.8 55 Hastings 2,547 2,882 335 13.2 56 Swindon 2,825 3,194 369 13.1 57 Maidstone 2,190 2,461 271 12.4 58 Northallerton 623 699 76 12.2 59 Sandwell 1,721 1,927 206 12.0 60 Portsmouth and South East Hampshire 6,831 7,644 813 11.9 61 Basildon and Thurrock 5,888 6,541 653 11.1 62 Peterborough 3,770 4,176 406 10.8 63 Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde 4,117 4,546 429 10.4 64 West Birmingham 4,269 4,699 430 10.1 65 South Birmingham 6,878 7,569 691 10.0 66 Leeds Western 4,330 4,758 428 9.9 67 Somerset 4,949 5,436 487 9.8 68 Brent 1,737 1,903 166 9.6 69 East Suffolk 3,097 3,381 284 9.2 70 Richmond, Twickenham and Roehampton 313 2,521 208 9.0 71 North Deven 1,558 1,693 135 8.7 72 Bradford 6,663 7,172 509 7.6 73 South West Hertfordshire 1,986 2,136 150 7.6 74 Exeter 4,436 4,737 301 6.8 75 South Cumbria 1,152 1,217 65 5.6 76 Stockport 4,430 4,668 238 5.4 77 Shropshire 8,441 8,842 401 4.8 78 Brighton 3,863 4,022 159 4.1 79 Medway 3,273 3,393 120 3.7 80 North Hertfordshire 3,155 3,267 112 3.5 81 South West Durham 803 831 28 3.5 82 West Lancashire 2,433 2,495 62 2.5 83 North Staffordshire 8,862 9,058 196 2.2 84 West Dorset 2,015 2,057 42 2.1 85 Isle of Wight 1,349 1,368 19 1.4 86 948W949W
District health authority September March Change September 1982 to March 1987 1982 1987 Number Percentage Rank South Bedfordshire 2,382 2,415 33 1.4 87 Ealing 1,489 1,504 15 1.0 88 Mid Surrey 2,150 2,157 7 0.3 89 Enfield 3,068 3,074 6 0.2 90 Southport and Formby 1,373 1,360 -13 -0.9 91 Salisbury 4,770 4,717 -53 -1.1 92 Plymouth 5,897 5,800 -97 -1.6 93 Leeds Eastern 6,169 6,064 -105 -1.7 94 Hull 7,050 6,911 -139 -2.0 95 Barnet 3,628 3,545 -83 -2.3 96 Oldham 5,071 4,925 -146 -2.9 97 East Berkshire 8,244 7,905 -339 -4.1 98 Wigan 4,677 4,458 -219 -4.7 99 York 2,710 2,575 -135 -5.0 200 Salford 5,371 5,101 -270 -5.0 1.01 Riverside 5,888 5,590 -298 -5.1 1.02 South Lincolnshire 4,428 4,190 -238 -5.4 103 North East Essex 3,510 3,296 -214 -6.1 104 Chester 2,940 2,759 -181 -6.2 105 Bolton 3,348 3,138 -210 -6.3 106 North Bedfordshire 2,657 2,421 -236 -8.9 107 Southampton and South West Hampshire 9,080 8,217 -863 -9.5 108 Hartlepool 1,841 1,661 -180 -9.8 109 Liverpool 8,553 7,704 -849 -9.9 110 Chichester 2,786 2,464 -322 -11.6 111 Northumberland 1,896 1,668 -228 -12.0 112 Mid Downs 2,621 2,288 -333 -12.7 113 Preston 5,287 4,586 -701 -13.3 114 Camberwell 3,388 2,913 -475 -14.0 115 Wandsworth 3,239 2,768 -471 -14.5 116 Calderdale 1,166 996 -170 -14.6 117 Harrow 1,370 1,168 -202 -14.7 118 Gateshead 1,661 1,412 -249 -15.0 119 Gloucester 4,959 4,214 -745 -15.0 120 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 5,238 4,434 -804 -15.3 121 Oxfordshire 7,003 5,901 -1,102 -15.7 122 Walsall 3,324 2,740 -584 -17.6 123 South Warwickshire 3,194 2,631 -563 -17.6 124 Worthing 3,756 3,058 -698 -18.6 125 Croydon 3,093 2,518 -575 -18.6 126 Newcastle 11,524 9,363 -2,161 -18.8 127 Merton and Sutton 3,639 2,946 -693 -19.0 128 Pontefract 2,569 2,079 -490 -19.1 129 Great Yarmouth and Waveney 4,194 3,364 -830 -19.8 130 Southern Derbyshire 6,322 4,991 -1,331 -21.1 131 South Manchester 8,120 6,408 -1,712 -21.1 132 Scarborough 2,200 1,724 -476 -21.6 133 Doncaster 6,132 4,686 -1,446 -23.6 134 Darlington 3,140 2,397 -743 -23.7 135 Rugby 864 659 -205 -23.7 136 Kingston and Esher 3,194 2,418 -776 -24.3 137 Wirral 4,714 3,564 -1,150 -24.4 138 Sheffield 14,678 11,051 -3,627 -24.7 139 Sunderland 4,889 3,659 -1,230 -25.2 140 Bury 979 731 -248 -25.3 141 West Cumbria 1,870 1,396 -474 -25.3 142 East Yorkshire 1,924 1,429 -495 -25.7 143 Cambridge 6,708 4,945 -1,763 -26.3 144 Newham 2,222 1,638 -584 -26.3 145 Tunbridge Wells 6,220 4,566 -1,654 -26.6 146 Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley 3,294 2,404 -890 -27.0 147 North Derbyshire 3,511 2,520 -991 -28.2 148 East Hertfordshire 1,847 1,325 -522 -28.3 149 Dudley 5,441 3,889 -1,552 -28.5 150 Central Birmingham 7,635 5,427 -2,208 -28.9 151 Wakefield 3,216 2,241 -975 -30.3 152 South Tyneside 1,047 727 -320 -30.6 153 Durham 1,489 1,032 -457 -30.7 154 Solihull 2,278 1,578 -700 -30.7 155 Central Nottinghamshire 7,154 4,955 -2,199 -30.7 156 Bath 8,079 5,570 -2,509 -31.1 157 Crewe 5,128 3,512 -1,616 -31.5 158 North Lincolnshire 4,129 2,819 -1,310 31.7 159 Torbay 2,368 1,602 -766 -32.3 160 Mid Staffordshire 2,440 1,648 -792 -32.5 161 950W
District health authority September March Change September 1982 to March 1987 1982 1987 Number Percentage Rank Barnsley 3,934 2,600 -1,334 -33.9 162 Huddersfield 3,308 2,175 -1,133 -34.3 163 Basingstoke and North Hampshire 3,698 2,411 -1,287 -34.8 164 South East Kent 3,946 2,564 -1,382 -35.0 165 East Birmingham 4,600 2,865 -1,735 -37.7 166 Scunthorpe 4,609 2,832 -1,777 -38.6 167 Warrington 3,037 1,864 -1,173 -38.6 168 Northampton 6,793 4,144 -2,649 -39.0 169 Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale 3,542 2,148 -1,394 -39.4 170 North Tyneside 1,721 1,043 -678 -39.4 171 Nottingham 10,988 6,625 -4,363 -39.7 172 Grimsby 2,355 1,400 -955 -40.6 173 Frenchay 5,855 3,458 -2,397 -40.9 174 Haringey 1,708 1,004 -704 -41.2 175 Norwich 10,980 6,377 -4,603 -41.9 176 Tameside and Glossop 2,866 1,645 -1,221 -42.6 177 North West Hertfordshire 2,697 1,544 -1,153 -42.8 178 Coventry 8,759 4,813 -3,946 -45.1 179 South Sefton 6,332 3,409 -2,923 -46.2 180 North Manchester 4,726 2,528 -2,198 -46.5 181 South Tees 10,319 5,519 -4,800 -46.5 182 North West Durham 1,325 683 -642 -48.5 183 Aylesbury Vale' 6,450 3,300 -3,150 -48.8 184 Southmead 2,958 1,415 -1,543 -52.2 185 North Birmingham 2,723 1,300 -1,423 -52.3 186 North Tees 1,958 930 -1,028 -52.5 187 Bassetlaw 1,185 535 -650 -54.9 188 Dewsbury 1,181 429 -752 -63.7 189 Macclesfield 2,302 760 -1,542 -67.0 190 Hampstead2 1,979 ֵ — — 1 The waiting list for Milton Keynes was formerly held by Aylesbury Vale health authority but was taken over by Milton Keynes health authority in 1984 following the development of Milton Keynes general hospital. The above table shows a comparable reduction in the Aylesbury Vale figures. 2 As no March 1987 figures available for Hampstead health authority this authority has been excluded from the national ranking.