§ Mr. CongdonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many procedures were carried out on children aged up to 16 years in each of the last 10 years for(a) myringotomy, (b) adenoidectomy and (c) tonsillectomy. [16905]
§ Mr. HoramThe information available for National Health Service hospitals in England is shown in the table:
Myringotomy Adenoidectomy Tonsillectomy 1989–90 5,173 17,601 45,645 1990–91 5,241 16,577 47,582 1991–92 7,040 17,804 51,597 1992–93 6,312 17,532 52,931 1993–94 3,971 16,220 54,578 Source: Hospital Episode Statistics.
The latest year for which information is available is 1993–94; prior to 1989–90, data to the level of detail requested was not available centrally.