HC Deb 21 July 1997 vol 298 cc411-3W
Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many free domiciliary sight test visits there were in(a) 1992–93, (b) 1993–94, (c) 1994–95 and (d) 1995–96, broken down by health authority. [8828]

Mr. Milburn

The information is given in the table. It reveals marked variations between years for some authorities for which no explanation was provided. This suggests that some returns may not have been audited and some data for individual authorities may be subject to error.

Number of domiciliary sight tests paid for by FHSAs in England
1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96
Cleveland 2,050 2,150 2,380 2,510
Cumbria 690 870 1,080 1,080
Durham 2,950 3,100 3,330 3,710
Northumberland 1,400 1,560 1,700 1,550
Gateshead 460 950 940 1,420
Newcastle 890 920 1,540 2,100
North Tyneside 800 1,030 810 820
South Tyneside 530 530 580 800
Sunderland 1,100 1,220 1,610 1,480
Humberside 2,340 2,720 3,210 3,780
North Yorkshire 1,140 1,210 1,850 2,280
Bradford 1,440 2,060 2,680 3,110
Calderdale 460 510 270 810
Kirklees 1,280 1,400 1,580 1,560
Leeds 5,490 4,760 3,990 3,440
Wakefield 1,050 1,150 1,350 1,470
Derbyshire 3,330 3,420 4,180 3,880
Leicestershire 1,580 2,360 3,210 3,580
Lincolnshire 1,460 2,200 2,150 2,420
Nottinghamshire 2,700 2,960 4,080 5,060
Barnsley 960 880 690 1,310
Doncaster 780 790 730 1,140
Rotherham 750 710 1,100 1,180
Sheffield 1,710 1,840 2,380 3,130
Cambridgeshire 540 1,350 1,420 670
Norfolk 2,860 3,170 3,780 4,080
Suffolk 1,270 1,480 2,010 2,580
Bedfordshire 900 1,010 1,330 1,470
Hertfordshire 2,820 3,050 4,490 5,030
Barnet 1,150 1,260 2,140 2,090
Brent and Harrow 1,260 1,530 1,690 2,790
Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow 1,350 1,670 2,490 2,150
Hillingdon 420 460 950 930
Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster 2,910 1,350 1,630 830
Essex 6,560 7,330 8,210 8,010
Barking and Havering 970 970 1,590 2,230
Camden and Islington 1,390 1,550 2,420 2,200
City and East London 3,390 3,600 4,970 4,690
Enfield and Haringey 1,130 1,490 2,040 2,990
Redbridge and Waltham Forest 1,810 1,580 2,320 2,170
East Sussex 4,350 4,190 4,600 4,590
Kent 2,850 4,140 5,310 6,740
Greenwich and Bexley 630 870 1,350 1,460
Bromley 610 1,370 1,990 1,530
Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 3,170 3,640 4,790 6,740
Surrey 2,190 1,970 2,370 3,230
West Sussex 1,440 1,750 1,810 2,260
Croydon 630 1,150 20 40
Kingston and Richmond 620 580 780 1,130
Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 1,290 1,600 2,590 3,490
Dorset 6,250 8,430 7,020 3,250
Hampshire 3,140 4,310 5,220 4,820
Wiltshire 2,620 1,330 1,330 1,560
Isle of Wight 210 260 280 220
Berkshire 1,070 1,010 1,390 1,780
Buckinghamshire 350 400 830 1,030
Northamptonshire 1,260 1,910 1,830 2,280
Oxfordshire 910 650 980 1,110
Avon 2,430 2,740 3,270 3,900
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 910 730 1,350 1,770
Devon 2,900 3,570 5,200 6,700
Gloucestershire 1,260 1,600 1,650 1,990
Somerset 810 820 1,280 1,840
Hereford and Worcester 1,170 1,570 2,260 2,830
Shropshire 820 990 1,270 1,340

Number of domiciliary sight tests paid for by FHSAs in England
1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96
Staffordshire 1,470 2,300 3,200 3,510
Warwickshire 1,140 1,600 1,260 1,930
Birmingham 4,610 2,400 5,150 5,720
Coventry 2,040 1,770 2,510 3,510
Dudley 940 1,470 1,600 1,480
Sandwell 2,250 1,740 1,620 1,590
Solihull 350 330 270 410
Walsall 870 1,180 870 1,020
Wolverhampton 880 860 990 1,210
Cheshire 1,450 2,590 2,160 3,260
Liverpool 2,050 3,400 3,200 3,560
St. Helens and Knowsley 750 1,220 1,820 2,030
Sefton 1,410 2,000 2,010 2,330
Wirral 1,240 1,110 1,120 1,240
Lancashire 3,510 6,510 7,740 9,420
Bolton 710 1,020 1,110 1,340
Bury 390 950 1,000 1,120
Manchester 1,570 2,490 3,260 3,420
Oldham 470 610 720 980
Rochdale 220 770 920 980
Salford 8,200 1,260 1,620 1,700
Stockport 490 730 790 730
Tameside 360 870 1,130 1,120
Trafford 910 1,570 1,510 1,630
Wigan 2,080 940 1,090 1,130
Total England 152,260 167,380 200,310 222,500

Source:

SBE515.