HC Deb 05 May 1988 vol 132 cc547-9W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the numbers of(a) acute and (b) care of the elderly beds in each hospital in the Waltham Forest district in 1975 and in each year since 1979.

Mrs. Currie

The information requested is given in the table.

The average daily number of available beds for the acute and geriatric specialties in each hospital in Waltham Forest DHA
Average available beds
Name of hospital Year Acute Geriatric
Chingford Hospital 1975 79.8 5.4
1979 78.2 20.1
1980 56.1 50.9
1981 44.4 61.1
1982 42.0 59.3
1983 40.3 41.6
Average available beds
Name of hospital Year Acute Geriatric
1984 32.6 43.8
1985 33.0 45.0
1986 19.0 45.7
Connaught Hospital (closed 1977) 1975 111.5
Harts Hospital(closed 26 May 1984) 1975 62.0
1979 15.4 52.8
1980 14.3 47.4
1981 17.4 57.4
1982 20.0 58.0
1983 20.0 58.0
1984 3.2 18.4
Langthorne Hospital 1975 460.5
1979 350.4
1980 356.6
1981 359.6
1982 339.6
Average available beds
Name of hospital Year Acute Geriatric
1983 296.9
1984 222.0
1985 213.5
1986 194.8
Wanstead Hospital 1975 158.1
1979 150.6
1980 146.7
1981 134.7
1982 120.4
1983 134.1
1984 82.4 22.5
1985 98.3 23.5
1986 106.2 21.3
Whipps Cross Hospital 1975 680.0 82.6
1979 645.0 83.0
1980 644.5 64.4
1981 636.3 54.3
1982 659.7 49.9
1983 640.4 70.1
1984 589.5 116.0
1985 572.7 114.8
1986 568.7 121.5
Woodford Jubilee Hospital (closed August 1986) 1975 45.0
1979 46.4
1980 45.1
1981 29.2
1982 46.1
1983 46.4
1984 35.0
1985 21.0
Forest Hospital 1975 39.8
1979 39.1
1980 37.2
1981 39.6
1982 36.6
1983 14.8
1984 34.0
1985 29.7
1986 19.2
Lugano Nursing Home (closed 31 May 1983) 1975 26.0
1979 26.0
1980 26.0
1981 26.0
1982 24.7
1983 10.8
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