§ Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give the number of hernia repairs and hip replacement operations performed in each area, in each year since 1974 to the latest date for which figures are available.
838W
1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Hernia operations Clwyd 707 564 733 691 644 577 593 654 521 700 702 714 709 757 East Dyfed 384 333 480 450 450 453 501 448 379 450 463 464 528 468 Gwent 783 642 727 749 723 661 743 803 681 750 791 766 812 829 Gwynedd 398 341 401 474 392 406 415 407 344 482 449 442 454 394 Mid Glamorgan 680 499 533 589 528 547 776 833 475 674 629 667 816 838 Powys 48 50 60 43 46 56 57 53 46 57 81 86 71 80 South Glamorgan 871 789 833 897 854 645 630 840 560 821 811 799 828 745 variation to expected ground conditions has been encountered, but it is not expected that this will delay the scheme unduly.