HC Deb 28 January 1988 vol 126 c379W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will provide a table of waiting lists in the North East Thames regional health authority area for each year since 1979.

Mr. Newton

The requested information is given in the table.

Patients on in-patient waiting in North East Thames region
Month Year Total cases
March 1979 57,180
September 1979 53,146
March 1980 52,205
September 1980 49,032
March 1981 47,950
September 1981 48,515
March 1982 48,447
September 1982 58,207
March 1983 60,381
September 1983 58,911
March 1984 63,497
September 1984 63,563
March 1985 66,705
September 1985 66,406
March 1986 71,934
September 1986 74,926
March 1987 76,019