§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total number of places at residential homes for the physically handicapped in Scotland, expressed per 1,000 population.
§ Mr. William RossAt 31st December 1973 there were 1,076 places in homes for the physically handicapped, equal to 0.2 places per 1,000 population. This figure does not include places in holiday homes and in establishments catering for small numbers of physically handicapped people along with others.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many hospital places there are for the mentally handicapped in each local authority area in Scotland, expressed per 1,000 population.
§ Mr. William RossThis information is not available in the form requested.
476WThe following table gives the number of staffed hospital beds for the mentally handicapped at the latest available date —31st March 1974—in each health board area, but it must be borne in mind that some hospitals for the mentally handicapped serve areas very much beyond their own health board boundaries.
Beds Per 1,000 population Argyll and Clyde … 338 0.7 Ayrshire and Arran … 113 0.3 Borders … 137 1.5 Dumfries and Galloway … — — Fife … 522 1.6 Forth Valley … 1,325 5.1 Grampian … 675 1.5 Greater Glasgow … 1,727 1.4 Highland … 229 1.3 Lanarkshire … 765 1.4 Lothian … 1,041 1.4 Orkney … — — Shetland … — — Tayside … 644 1.6 Western Isles … — —