HC Deb 07 August 1972 vol 842 cc309-10W
Mr. Sproat

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were waiting for admission to hospital in Aberdeen on the latest date for which figures were available; and what was the comparable figure over each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

Following is the information in respect of hospitals other than maternity, mental and mental deficiency:

At 31st December
1962 3,478
1963 3,871
1964 3,566
1965 3,472
1966 3,902
1967 3,548
1968 3,286
1969 3,739
1970 4,419
1971 4,352
At 30th June 1972 4,172

In each case about 300 were patients who had already had treatment and were awaiting recall to enable progress to be reviewed.