HC Deb 01 December 1988 vol 142 cc384-5W
Mr. John Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list by regional health authority(a) the number of people between 65 and 75 years old who have been identified as needing or having (i) hip replacement, (ii) cataracts, (iii) chest complaints, (iv) heart disease, (v)

Estimated number of In-Patients with main diagnosis/operation (as shown), by region of residence, discharged from NHS non-psychiatric hospitals. England 1985
Age Group Northern Yorkshire Trent East Anglia North West Thames North East Thames South East Thames South West Thames Wessex Oxford South Western West Midlands Mersey North Western England not otherwise stated 1England
Hip replacements (CSO 810, 811) 65–74 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 211,980
75 and over n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 216,130
Cataracts (CSO 170–179) 65–74 710 1,310 1,410 700 650 810 1,100 860 930 500 740 1,310 670 1,300 0 13,010
75 and over 950 1,970 2,940 1,520 1,050 1,280 1,440 1,330 1,630 800 1,250 1,570 1,280 1,900 (10) 20,940
Diseases of the respiratory system (ICD 460–519) 65–74 4,130 5,590 5,870 1,820 4,160 4,720 3,930 2,830 2,260 2,170 3,320 6,220 3,580 6,800 (50) 57,450
75 and over 5,470 8,540 9,820 3,570 7,180 7,140 6,820 5,250 3,710 3,820 5,730 7,640 5,270 8,660 (30) 88,660
Ischaemic heart diseases (ICD 410–414) 65–74 3,580 4,880 5,020 1,830 3,580 3,730 3,570 2,390 2,180 1,600 2,890 6,120 3,040 7,660 (10) 52,070
75 and over 3,440 4,600 4,700 1,680 3,130 3,550 4,150 2,810 2,020 1,350 2,680 3,950 2,700 6,220 (10) 46,990
Acute but ill-defined cerebrovascular disease (ICD 436) 65–74 1,600 1,990 1,920 580 1,290 1,340 1,630 1,140 1,110 710 1,530 2,870 1,150 2,600 (20) 21,470
75 and over 2,670 3,150 3,950 1,610 2,550 3,220 3,680 2,230 2,230 1,530 3,580 4,650 2,060 3,880 (10) 41,010
Parkinsons disease (ICD 332) 65–74 250 300 430 (90) 210 360 220 210 240 (180) 220 550 (170) 460 0 3,870
75 and over 360 760 1,070 200 460 480 670 550 470 300 440 1,020 420 990 0 8,210
Alzheimers Disease (ICD 331.0) 65–74 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2(60)
75 and over n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2(80)
Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthrosis (ICD 741,715) 65–74 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 221,090
75 and over n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 222,450
1 England total may not equal sum of regions due to roundings
2 Includes patients normally resident outside England.

Figures in brackets should be treated with caution as they are based on small sample numbers.

ICD - International Classification of Diseases; 9th revision.

CSO - Classification of Surgical Operations; 3rd revision.