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Mr. Hawksley
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the number of patients waiting for in-hospital treatment per thousand of the population as at 1 September 1981 and 1 September 1979 for the following area health authorities: Bromsgrove and Redditch, Herefordshire, Kidderminster and district, Worcester and district, Shropshire, Mid-Staffordshire, North
| 31 March 1979 | 30 September 1979 | 31 March 1981 | ||||
| Health District | Waiting List* | Population† | Waiting List* | Population† | Waiting List* | Population‡ |
| Hereford | 2,049 | 146·6 | 2,093 | 146·6 | 2,168 | — |
| Bromsgrove and Redditch | 1,775 | 146·6 | 1,621 | 146·6 | 1,493 | — |
| Kidderminster | 1,131 | 100·0 | 922 | 100·0 | 925 | — |
| Worcester | 2,065 | 224·7 | 2,403 | 224·7 | 2,398 | — |
| Salop | 6,708 | 369·5 | 6,467 | 369·5 | 6,820 | — |
| Mid Staffordshire | 2,700 | 290·9 | 2,787 | 290·9 | 2,419 | — |
| North Staffordshire | 11,046 | 468·3 | 10,739 | 468·3 | 9,768 | — |
| South East Staffordshire | 1,693 | 240·7 | 1,733 | 240·7 | 2,402 | — |
| North Warwickshire | 2,666 | 169·9 | 2,610 | 169·9 | 1,845 | — |
| Rugby | 713 | 83·8 | 766 | 83·8 | 771 | — |
| South Warwickshire | 3,078 | 215·2 | 2,944 | 215·2 | 2,648 | — |
| Central Birmingham | 7,760 | 249·3 | 7,768 | 249·3 | 5,529 | — |
| East Birmingham | 4,503 | 152·1 | 4,261 | 1521 | 4,232 | — |
| North Birmingham | 4,104 | 167·9 | 4,161 | 167·9 | 3,221 | — |
| South Birmingham | 6,837 | 255·0 | 6,203 | 255·0 | 5,367 | — |
| West Birmingham | 4,917 | 209·6 | 5,232 | 209·6 | 4,299 | — |
| Coventry | 7,422 | 339·3 | 6,875 | 339·3 | 7,019 | — |
| Dudley | 5,909 | 296·0 | 5,885 | 296·0 | 5,786 | — |
| Sandwell | 1,920 | 306·9 | 1,729 | 306·9 | 1,995 | — |
| Solihull | 2,134 | 198·3 | 1,916 | 198·3 | 1,818 | — |
| Walsall | 4,472 | 263·4 | 4,194 | 263·4 | 3,148 | — |
| Wolverhampton | 4,291 | 258·2 | 4,384 | 258·2 | 4,077 | — |
| Total (Region) | 89,893 | 87,693 | 80,148 | |||
| *Total all specialities urgent and non-urgent. | ||||||
| † Total managed population in thousands at Mid 1979. | ||||||
| ‡ Mid 1981 population figures are not yet available. | ||||||