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Mr. Ken Hargreaves
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.
Mr. Freeman
The information requested is given in the table:
Cases treated, Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley District Health Authority, 1979–1988–89 | ||||
General surgery | General medicine | Paediatrics1 | Geriatric medicine | |
In-patient case. | ||||
1979 | 6,088 | 5,634 | 1,916 | 1,015 |
1980 | 6,259 | 5,854 | 2,038 | 1,328 |
General surgery | General medicine | Paediatrics1 | Geriatric medicine | |
1981 | 6,160 | 6,385 | 2,710 | 1,636 |
1982 | 6,136 | 6,145 | 2,904 | 2,013 |
1983 | 6,577 | 6,563 | 2,974 | 2,439 |
1984 | 6,740 | 7,035 | 2,919 | 2,255 |
1985 | 6,772 | 7,352 | 3,060 | 2,385 |
1986 | 6,487 | 7,064 | 2,806 | 2,267 |
1987–88 | 6,473 | 8,319 | 3,224 | 2,509 |
1988–89 | 6,181 | 8,026 | 3,523 | 2,396 |
Day case admissions | ||||
1979 | 397 | 553 | 2 | 0 |
1980 | 560 | 553 | 9 | 0 |
1981 | 650 | 920 | 1 | 0 |
1982 | 570 | 1,154 | 1 | 0 |
1983 | 553 | 1,037 | 5 | 0 |
1984 | 698 | 1,266 | 4 | 0 |
1985 | 708 | 1,365 | 6 | 0 |
1986 | 715 | 1,314 | 3 | 0 |
1987–88 | 986 | 1,108 | 4 | 0 |
1988–89 | 1,096 | 964 | 38 | 0 |
New out-patients | ||||
1979 | 4,356 | 2,238 | 739 | 94 |
1980 | 4,547 | 2,200 | 688 | 123 |
1981 | 5,059 | 3,388 | 1,058 | 131 |
1982 | 4,989 | 4,050 | 946 | 119 |
1983 | 4,738 | 3,904 | 989 | 91 |
1984 | 4,855 | 3,968 | 1,085 | 114 |
1985 | 5,011 | 4,857 | 1,102 | 95 |
1986 | 5,034 | 4,951 | 1,147 | 100 |
1987–88 | 5,376 | 5,432 | 1,165 | 105 |
1988–89 | 5,458 | 5,289 | 1,065 | 115 |
Total out-patient attendances | ||||
1979 | 13,731 | 15,428 | 5,327 | 345 |
1980 | 14,217 | 15,341 | 5,385 | 508 |
1981 | 14,806 | 20,001 | 6,976 | 773 |
1982 | 14,848 | 21,453 | 7,708 | 1,054 |
1983 | 14,004 | 23,382 | 8,168 | 1,089 |
1984 | 14,546 | 23,797 | 7,668 | 1,382 |
1985 | 14,338 | 25,402 | 7,218 | 1,745 |
1986 | 13,753 | 26,708 | 6,723 | 1,812 |
1987–88 | 15,029 | 26,253 | 6,216 | 2,159 |
1988–89 | 15,314 | 27,335 | 6,495 | 2,262 |
Source: 1979–1986 SH3 return.
1987–88 onwards, sH3a, KHO9 and KP70 returns.
1 Including special care baby unit(s).