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36.
Sir Anthony Royle
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the ratio of hospital beds per 1,000 of the population in 1975 and 1976.
Mr. Moyle
The number of National Health Service hospital beds per 1,000 of the population at 30th June 1975 and 30th June 1976 was as follows:
| 30th June 1975 | 30th June 1976 | |
| Acute, mainly acute, partly acute | 3·49 | 3·52 |
| All other hospitals | 4·91 | 4·77 |
| All hospitals | 8·40 | 8·29 |