§ Mr. LofthouseTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in order of frequency the five most common forms of surgery for which patients are admitted to hospitals in(a) the Yorkshire regional health authority and (b) the Pontefract district health authority.
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§ Mrs. Currie[holding answer 1 March 1988]: The information requested is given in the table.
Estimated number of the five most common forms of surgery (in order of frequency) performed in NHS non-psychiatric, non-maternity hospitals, Yorkshire Regional Health Authority and Pontefract District Health Authority, England 1985 Condensed1 list operation number Operation Estimated Number of operations Yorkshire RHA 1. 080 Dilatation, Curretage, Biopsy and Excision of Lesion of Cervix 10,630 2. 093 Treatment of Fracture by Operations 8,770 3. 061 Cystoscopy (with Destruction of Lesion) 8,180 4. 023 Tonsils and Adenoids 7,750 5. 078 Hysterectomy 6,090 Pontefract DHA 1. 080 Dilatation, Currettage, Biopsy and Excision of Lesion of Cervix 640 2. 093 Treatment of Fracture by Operations 530 3. 044 Operations on Appendix 340 4. 016 Incision of Ear Drum 310 023 Tonsils and Adenoids 310 1 OPCS condensed list of surgical operations. Source: Hospital In-Patient Enquiry (HIPE).