§ Mr. Dan Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the increase in the number of people who have been treated for disability of one character or another over the past 10 years.
§ Mr. MoyleFollowing are the numbers of hospital in-patients discharged or died and the numbers of hospital outpatient attendances in each of the years 1964 to 1975.
ALL ENGLAND Discharges and Deaths Total OP Attendances* 1964 4,455,092 29,887,369 1965 4,540,162 30,024,224 1966 4,616,726 30,372,410 1967 4,722,399 30,974,901 1968 4,848,229 31,382,715 1969 4,968,391 31,801,366 1970 5,011,713 32,354,802 1971 5,170,791 33,129,241 1972 5,222,978 33,243,486 1973 5,132,302 33,317,853 1974 5,171,706 33,352,143 1975 4,975,750 30,947,482 * Excludes accident and emergency.