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Mr. John D. Taylor
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the total of hospital beds in each of the past five years within the constituency of Peterborough.
Mr. Dorrell
The available information is given in the table.
| Average daily available beds, (wards open overnight) and in-patient cases treated, Peterborough District Health Authority 1984 to 1988–89 | ||
| Year | Available Beds | In-patient cases treated |
| 1984 | 1,161 | 30,250 |
| 1985 | 1,146 | 31,966 |
| 1986 | 1,145 | 32,137 |
| 1987–88 | 1,148 | 33,934 |
| 1988–89 | 1,187 | 35,163 |