(South Tipperary) asked the Minister for Health the number of (a) acute beds, (b) maternity beds, (c) psychiatrist beds, (d) geriatrist beds and (e) other beds per thousand of the population of the Republic.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Hospital Bed Accommodation.
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The following is the required information:—
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per 1,000 population |
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(a) Acute beds |
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6.64 |
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(b) Maternity beds |
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0.97 |
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(c) Psychiatric beds |
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7.29 |
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(d) Geriatric beds |
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4.41 |
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(e) Other beds |
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2.21 |
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the official report the detailed definition of categories by reference to which the foregoing information has been compiled.
The following are the definitions:
Acute beds include beds for general medicine and surgery, infectious diseases (including tuberculosis) and beds in special hospitals and units for orthopaedic, paediatric, cancer, ophthalmic, ear, nose and throat and other specialised treatment.
Maternity beds include such beds in general and maternity hospitals and in maternity homes.
Psychiatric beds include all beds in district mental hospitals and in private mental hospitals.
Geriatric beds include all such beds in county homes and in homes for the aged.
Other beds include those in institutions for the mentally handicapped and in convalescent homes, nursing homes, children's homes and homes for incurables.
The figures given were compiled from bed statistics related to the year 1960 and the population as returned at the 1961 census.