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Mr. John D. Taylor
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many of the various categories of hospital beds there are at present; and how many there were for the equivalent categories 10 years ago.
Mr. Freeman
The information requested is given in the table.
| Average daily number of available beds by sector NHS Hospitals, England, 1979 and 1988–89 | ||
| 1979 | 1988–89 | |
| All specialties | 361,670 | 282,937 |
| Acute | 148,725 | 123,484 |
| Geriatric | 55,139 | 51,042 |
| Mental illness | 89,045 | 62,999 |
| Mental handicap | 50,122 | 30,045 |
| Maternity (General Practice and Obstetric) | 18,640 | 15,367 |
Sources: 1979 SH3 return, 1988–89 KHO3 return.