§ Mr. Russell Johnstonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of adults over 21 years of age who received dental treatment in each of the years 1956 to 1967, inclusive, were provided with full or partial dentures.
§ Mr. Ross:The following table shows for each year from 1961 to 1966 the percentage of courses of treatment given to adults of 21 years and over in which full or partial dentures were provided. Complete statistics of this nature were not maintained before 1961; the figures for 1967 are not yet available.
1961 … … 25.78 per cent. 1962 … … 24.11 per cent. 1963 … … 23.95 per cent. 1964 … … 23.42 per cent. 1965 … … 22.56 per cent. 1966 … … 21.87 per cent.
§ Mr. Russell Johnstonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage 26W Department of Agriculture and the Forestry Commission, respectively, which are not currently let; how many of these have not been let for two, four and six years, respectively; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Ross:The information is as follows:
of adults over the age of 21 years issued with full or partial dentures in each of the years 1956 to 1967, inclusive, had, since the inception of the National Health Service, received orthodontic treatment.