HC Deb 03 July 1967 vol 749 cc161-2W
Mr. Onslow

asked the Minister of Health how many alcoholics are at present receiving treatment in mental hospitals in England and Wales.

Mr. K. Robinson

I regret that this information is not available centrally. When the last census was carried out at the end of 1963 there were 1,160 patients with a primary diagnosis of alcoholism or alcoholic psychosis in mental illness hospitals and units.