HC Deb 05 February 1968 vol 758 c16W
Mr. Moonman

asked the Minister of Health (1) if he will give the national figures per 100,000 population for patients aged 20 years and over discharged from mental hospital units, including teaching hospitals, according to the diagnoses of anti-social personality and other character and behaviour disorders;

(2) if he will give the national figure per 100,000 population for patients aged 20 years and over discharged from mental hospital units, including teaching hospitals, according to the diagnosis of drug addiction;

(3) if he will give the national figures per 100,000 population for patients aged 20 years and over discharged from mental hospital units, including teaching hospitals, according to the diagnosis of alcoholism.

Mr. K. Robinson

Information is not available in the form requested. For the whole population of England and Wales the number of discharges excluding deaths in 1966 per 100,000 population were as follows:

  • Character or behaviour disorders 18.7.
  • Alcoholic psychosis, alcoholism and other addictions 15.0.
Anti-social personality is not a diagnostic classification.

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