Question on Notice regarding respiratory hospitalisations in Perth metropolitan hospitals between 2010-11 and 2012-13, covering total respiratory hospitalisations, asthma in children, COPD and other respiratory diseases in older adults, and pneumonia.

AnsweredQoN 686Legislative Council
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22 October 2013
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RESPIRATORY HOSPITALISATIONS
686. Hon ALANNA CLOHESY to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health:
In Perth metropolitan
hospitals in 2010–11, 2011–12 and 2012–13 —
(1) How many
respiratory hospitalisations were there?
(2) How many
people aged 15 years and younger were hospitalised with asthma?
(3) How many
people aged 65 years and older were hospitalised with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease and other respiratory diseases?
(4) How many
people were hospitalised with pneumonia?

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I thank the member for some notice of this question.
(1) In the financial year 2010–11, 62 814 people; 2011–12,
67 175 people; and 2012–13, 69 336 people.
(2) In the financial year 2010–11, 1 318 people; 2011–12,
1 468 people; and 2012–13, 1 231 people.
(3) In the financial year 2010–11, 14 529 people;
2011–12, 15 697 people; and 2012–13, 16 843 people.
(4) Financial year 2010–11, 9 424; 2011–12,
10 239; and 2012–13, 10 060.

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