§ Mr. DunnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hip operations were carried out during the last 10 years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information is shown in the table.
Hip operations in England1 Year [000s] 1979 28.8 1980 31.7 1981 32.8 1982 33.2 1983 36.2 1984 36.9 1985 36.5 1986 41.0 1989–90 50.8 Sources:
1979–1986 Hospital Activity Analysis (Total hip replacement and other arthroplasty of hip).
1989–90 Hospital Episode Statistics (Total prosthetic replacement of hip joint, with/without cement, other replacement of hip joint and prosthetic replacement of head of femur, with/without cement, other replacement of head of femur).
Information for 1990–91 will be available in the autumn.
1 Data for 1987–88 and 1988–89 is not available.