§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were treated for haemorrhoids in the NHS in 1970, 1980, 1990 and 1998. [107489]
§ Mr. DenhamThe information available is set out in the table. It shows the number of cases treated in hospital, either as ordinary admission or day cases. Figures for each year were collected on a slightly different basis and are not therefore directly comparable.
Year Number 1970 England and Wales 24,609 1980 England 20,100 1990–91 England 28,727 1997–981 England 38,133 1 Figures for 1997–98 are provisional and no adjustments have been made for shortfalls in data Sources:
1970 and 1980 Hospital Inpatient Enquiry
1990–91 and 1997–98 Hospital Episode statistics