Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many patients were admitted to Scottish mental hospitals suffering from alcoholism in 1964 and in the first six months of 1965; and what were the comparable figures for 1950, 1955 and 1960.
§ Mr. RossThe number of admissions of patients diagnosed as suffering from alcoholism to Scottish mental hospitals in 1964 and in the first six months of 1965134W were 2,188 and 1,090. The figures of admissions for 1956 (the earliest year available) and 1960 are 732 and 1,091.
Alcoholics are also admitted to the four psychiatric units attached to general hospitals in Scotland. Figures for admissions to such units are not available before 1st June, 1962. The figures for 1964 and the first six months of 1965 were 510 and 209.