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42.
Mr. Grocott
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many acute hospital beds there are in the West Midlands regional health authority and how many there were in 1979.
Mr. Freeman
The information requested is given in the table. The number of in-patient cases treated per available bed has increased from 28 in 1979 to 42 in the financial year 1987–88.
| Average daily available acute beds. West Midlands regional health authority, 1979 and 1987–88 | ||
| Available beds | In-patient cases treated | |
| 1979 | 14,669 | 414,865 |
| 1987–88 | 13,179 | 550,698 |
Source: SH3: 1979.
KH03: 1987–88.