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North West Rha

Volume 168: debated on Thursday 8 March 1990

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases were dealt with by Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley district health authority from 1979 to 1989 in (a) general medicine, (b) paediatrics, (c) geriatric medicine and (d) general surgery.

The information requested is given in the table:

Cases treated, Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley District Health Authority, 1979–1988–89
General surgeryGeneral medicinePaediatrics1Geriatric medicine
In-patient case.
19796,0885,6341,9161,015
19806,2595,8542,0381,328
General surgeryGeneral medicinePaediatrics1Geriatric medicine
19816,1606,3852,7101,636
19826,1366,1452,9042,013
19836,5776,5632,9742,439
19846,7407,0352,9192,255
19856,7727,3523,0602,385
19866,4877,0642,8062,267
1987–886,4738,3193,2242,509
1988–896,1818,0263,5232,396
Day case admissions
197939755320
198056055390
198165092010
19825701,15410
19835531,03750
19846981,26640
19857081,36560
19867151,31430
1987–889861,10840
1988–891,096964380
New out-patients
19794,3562,23873994
19804,5472,200688123
19815,0593,3881,058131
19824,9894,050946119
19834,7383,90498991
19844,8553,9681,085114
19855,0114,8571,10295
19865,0344,9511,147100
1987–885,3765,4321,165105
1988–895,4585,2891,065115
Total out-patient attendances
197913,73115,4285,327345
198014,21715,3415,385508
198114,80620,0016,976773
198214,84821,4537,7081,054
198314,00423,3828,1681,089
198414,54623,7977,6681,382
198514,33825,4027,2181,745
198613,75326,7086,7231,812
1987–8815,02926,2536,2162,159
1988–8915,31427,3356,4952,262

Source: 1979–1986 SH3 return.

1987–88 onwards, sH3a, KHO9 and KP70 returns.

1 Including special care baby unit(s).