§ 23. Sir R. W. SMITHasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of cases of scarlet fever notified from the 790 districts and burghs of the county of Aberdeen each year from 1925 to 1935, inclusive; the number of these cases, each year, that were treated in county fever hospitals; and what, for each year, was the average time patients were retained in hospitals?
§ Sir G. COLLINSAs the reply involves a table of figures I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the reply:
§ The following table shows the number of cases of scarlet fever notified from the districts and burghs of the county of Aberdeen (excluding the city of Aberdeen), the number treated in the county fever hospitals, and the average time patients were retained in hospital during each year:—
| Year. | Number of notifications. | Number removed to County Fever Hospitals. | Average number of days of treatment. |
| 1925 | 540 | 500 | 38 |
| 1926 | 700 | 635 | 41 |
| 1927 | 619 | 556 | 42 |
| 1928 | 609 | 562 | 41 |
| 1929 | 360 | 324 | 43 |
| 1930 | 281 | 265 | 35 |
| 1931 | 223 | 210 | 40 |
| 1932 | 317 | 286* | 41 |
| 1933 | 660 | 596* | 40 |
| 1934 | 1,491 | 1,176* | 41 |
| 1935 | 1,412 | 1,148* | 43 |
| * In addition the following number of cases were accommodated in Aberdeen City Hospital. |
| 1932 | 12 | 1934 | 126 |
| 1933 | 17 | 1935 | 109 |
§ 24. Sir R. W. SMITHasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many infectious diseases hospitals there were in the county of Aberdeen, excluding the city of Aberdeen, in the year 1930 and how many in the year 1935; and the number of beds available for infectious fever cases in 1930 and 1935 in the above hospitals?
§ Sir G. COLLINSThe number of infectious diseases hospitals in the county of Aberdeen (excluding the city of Aberdeen) in the year 1930 was 12, and the number of beds available for infectious fever cases (exclusive of tuberculosis) was 155. In the year 1935, the corresponding numbers were five and 80. I 791 may point out, however, that under arrangements now in force between the county and the city of Aberdeen the hospitals of the latter are available for county patients.
§ 42. Sir R. W. SMITHasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many beds were available for infectious diseases cases which come under the Infectious Diseases Act, 1889, in the counties of Scotland, including small burghs, in the years 1930 and 1935?
§ Sir G. COLLINSIn 1930, there were available in infectious diseases hospitals in the counties of Scotland, including small burghs, approximately 2,850 beds for the treatment of patients suffering from infectious diseases; in 1935, there were approximately 3,000 beds.