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Mr. Cartwright
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many patients were awaiting operations in each of the main specialties at St. Nicholas Hospital. Plumstead, Greenwich District Hos-
| NUMBERS AWAITING ADMISSION AT 31ST DECEMBER OF EACH YEAR | |||||||
| Hospital name and specialty | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977* | |
| St. Nicholas Hospital, Plumstead | |||||||
| General Surgery | … | 311 | 522 | 428 | 402 | 306 | 363 |
| Traumatic and Orthopaedic | … | 1 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| Ophthalmology | … | 202 | 329 | 420 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Urology | … | 57 | 72 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dental Surgery | … | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Gynaecology | … | 134 | 144 | 107 | 196 | 128 | 110 |
| Greenwich District Hospital, Vanburqh Hill | |||||||
| General Surgery | … | 101 | 175 | 150 | 232 | 238 | 234 |
| Ear, Nose and Throat | … | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Traumatic and Orthopaedic | … | 0 | 0 | 87 | 82 | 66 | 59 |
| Ophthalmology | … | 66 | 55 | 79 | 147 | 154 | 68 |
| Urology | … | 28 | 81 | 72 | 183 | 64 | 27 |
| Dental Surgery | … | 18 | 33 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 19 |
| Gynaecology | … | 111 | 134 | 95 | 108 | 123 | 99 |
| Greenwich District Hospital (Miller General Wing) | |||||||
| General Surgery | … | 40 | 28 | Nil | |||
| Traumatic and Orthopaedic | … | 39 | 40 | Nil | |||
| Brook General Hospital, London, S.E.18 | |||||||
| General Surgery | … | 347 | 379 | 346 | 304 | 248 | 109 |
| Far, Nose and Throat | … | 90 | 69 | 76 | 65 | 52 | 93 |
| Traumatic and Orthopaedic | … | 108 | 108 | 102 | 122 | 111 | 110 |
| Urology | … | 75 | 97 | 111 | 34 | 40 | 46 |
| Thoracic Surgery | … | 27 | 22 | 35 | 29 | 23 | 14 |
| Dental Surgery | … | 103 | 82 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Neurosurgery | … | 54 | 63 | 36 | 40 | 32 | 20 |
| * 1977 figures are provisional. | |||||||
Note: The Miller General Wing closed on 6th December 1974 and all patients were transferred to he main hospital.