translate English to French: As this recourse is of high practical significance, complaints to the Ombudsman have increased greatly in number since his office came into being in 1988, as seen from the following table:
Ce recours est d'une grande importance pratique, et le nombre des plaintes soumises au Médiateur a considérablement augmenté depuis la création de sa fonction en 1988, comme il ressort du tableau suivant: