HC Deb 26 April 1968 vol 763 c87W
Mr. Wright

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many children in Scotland were admitted to hospital in 1967 suffering from rickets; how this figure compared with each of the six previous years; and how far this disease affects the city of Glasgow in particular.

Mr. Ross

The following table shows for hospitals in Scotland as a whole and in the City of Glasgow, the number of children under 15 years of age discharged after in-patient treatment who were recorded as having rickets:

Year Scotland Glasgow
1961 27 17
1962 55 39
1963 16 10
1964 60 45
1965 46 34
1966 44 35

1966 is the latest year for which information is available.

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