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Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people in Northern Ireland have required surgery forthe treatment of (a) gall stones and (b) kidney stones, in each of the past five years. [152922]Angela Smith: The information is as follows:(a) The following table shows the total number of patients in Northern Ireland who had surgery for gall stones in each of thelast five financial years._________________________________________________________________________________________________.NI total1998-99 1,7811999-2000 1,7982000-01 1,8292001-02 1,8342002-03 2,119_________________________________________________________________________________________________.(b) The following table shows the total number of patients in Northern Ireland who had surgery for kidney stones in each ofthe last five financial years._________________________________________________________________________________________________.NI total1998-99 1911999-2000 2162000-01 2132001-02 1992002-03 360_________________________________________________________________________________________________.Source: Hospital Inpatients System. |