Health Districts

Mr. Lomas
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many health districts there were in England on 1st April 1974; and how many there are at the latest available date.

Mr. Deakins
Two hundred and five and 202 respectively.

Mr. Lomas
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in the Official Report how many health districts there were in each of the 90 area health  authorities in England on 1st April 1974 and at the latest available date.

Mr. Deakins
On 1st April 1974 the number of districts in health areas was as follows: ---------------------------------------
|Cleveland                          |…|
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|Cumbria                            |…|
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|Durham                             |…|
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|Northumberland                     |…|
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|Gateshead                          |…|
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|Newcastle                          |…|
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|North Tyneside                     |…|
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|South Tyneside                     |…|
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|Sunderland                         |…|
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|Humberside                         |…|
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|North Yorkshire                    |…|
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|Bradford                           |…|
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|Calderdale                         |…|
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|Kirklees                           |…|
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|Leeds                              |…|
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|Wakefield                          |…|
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|Derbyshire                         |…|
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|Leicestershire                     |…|
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|Lincolnshire                       |…|
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|Nottinghamshire                    |…|
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|Barnsley                           |…|
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|Doncaster                          |…|
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|Rotherham                          |…|
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|Sheffield                          |…|
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|Cambridgeshire                     |…|
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|Norfolk                            |…|
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|Suffolk                            |…|
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|Bedfordshire                       |…|
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|Hertfordshire                      |…|
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|Barnet                             |…|
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|Brent and Harrow                   |…|
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|Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow   |…|
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|Hillingdon                         |…|
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|Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster|…|
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|Essex                              |…|
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|Barking and Havering               |…|
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|Camden and Islington               |…|
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|City and East London               |…|
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|Enfield/Haringey                   |…|
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|Redbridge and Waltham Forest       |…|
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|East Sussex                        |…|
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|Kent                               |…|
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|Greenwich and Bexley               |…|
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|Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham    |…|
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|Surrey                             |…|
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|West Sussex                        |…|
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|Croydon                            |…|
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|Kingston and Richmond              |…|
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|Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth      |…|
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|Dorset                      |…|
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|Hampshire                   |…|
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|Isle of Wight               |…|
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|Wiltshire                   |…|
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|Berkshire                   |…|
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|Buckinghamshire             |…|
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|Northamptonshire            |…|
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|Oxfordshire                 |…|
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|Avon                        |…|
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|Cornwall and Isles of Scilly|…|
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|Devon                       |…|
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|Gloucestershire             |…|
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|Somerset                    |…|
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|Hereford and Worcester      |…|
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|Salop                       |…|
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|Staffordshire               |…|
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|Warwickshire                |…|
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|Birmingham                  |…|
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|Coventry                    |…|
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|Dudley                      |…|
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|Sandwell                    |…|
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|Solihull                    |…|
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|Walsall                     |…|
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|Wolverhampton               |…|
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|Cheshire                    |…|
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|Liverpool                   |…|
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|St. Helens and Knowsley     |…|
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|Sefton                      |…|
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|Wirral                      |…|
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|Lancashire                  |…|
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|Bolton                      |…|
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|Bury                        |…|
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|Manchester                  |…|
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|Oldham                      |…|
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|Rochdale                    |…|
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|Salford                     |…|
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|Stockport                   |…|
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|Tameside                    |…|
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|Trafford                    |…|
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|Wigan                       |…|
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Since 1st April 1974 mergers have taken place in three areas and the current position in these is:

Liverpool 1 districtSheffield 2 districtsAvon 3 districts