§ Lord Colwynasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they can confirm that the figure for those regarded as being untreatable by the usual surgical procedures for the Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde Area Health Authority is 22,000.
§ Baroness CumberlegeThis information is not held centrally. My noble friend may wish to approach Mr. R. T. Parkinson, the Chairman of Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde District Health Authority for details.
Hospital Episode System 1989–90 Total episodes where record includes an operation code for amputation of arm, hand, foot or toe Regional Health Authority ICD 440.2 Atherosclerosis of arteries of the extremities ICD 443 Other peripheral vascular disease ICD 444.2 Peripheral arterial embolism Northern 16 124 — Yorkshire 24 120 12 Trent 12 68 36 East Anglian 12 100 8 North West Thames — 136 4 North East Thames 8 144 24 South East Thames 36 96 — South West Thames 20 48 4 Wessex 8 68 8 Oxford — 56 4 South Western 16 84 32 West Midlands 16 348 16 Mersey 12 124 4 North Western 40 144 36 Special Health Authorities — 8 — The above figures are derived from a 25 per cent. sample dataset. They have not been grossed up in respect of missing episodes or records which lack a diagnostic code. Comparable information for