§ Sir Bernard Braineasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons were admitted or readmitted to hospitals in Scotland for treatment of alcoholism in the years 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979.
§ Mr. FairgrieveThe information is given in the table below for 1976, 1977 and 1978: figures for 1979 are not yet available.
NUMBER OF PERSONS ADMITTED WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF ALCOHOLIC PSYCHOSIS OR ALCOHOLISM TO HOSPITALS IN SCOTLAND Year First admission Re-admission Total admissions 1976 1,997 3,390 5,387 1977 2,118 3,179 5,297 1978 1,991 3,131 5,122