HC Deb 07 May 1991 vol 190 cc434-5W
Dr. Kim Howells

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list, by health authority district, the number of in-patients admitted to hospitals in Wales who were diagnosed as suffering from asthma in 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991.

Mr. Nicholas Bennett

The number of in-patient deaths and discharges from NHS hospitals in Wales, by district health authority of treatment, with a principal diagnosis of asthma is shown in the table for 1987, 1988 and 1989. Information for 1990 and 1991 is not yet available.

In-Patient deaths and discharges with principal diagnosis of Asthma1 2
1987 1988 1989
Clwyd 640 686 690
East Dyfed 365 388 311
Gwent 825 901 793
Gwynedd 440 409 339
Mid Glamorgan 1,102 1,147 881
Powys 87 90 135
South Glamorgan 1,108 1,299 1,108
West Glamorgan 786 907 902
Pembrokeshire 192 218 217
1 Excludes day cases.
2 The information may understate the true position in that not all hospitals provide complete clinical details relating to patient discharges and deaths.