§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will obtain a report from the chief constable setting out the total numbers of crimes and the total numbers of crimes of violence in each year since 1964 for the Ayrshire police area.
§ Mr. Ross:Returns submitted by the police show that the numbers of crimes and crimes of violence made known in the Ayrshire police area in each of the years from 1964 to 1969 are as follows:
NUMBER MADE KNOWN TO THE POLICE Crimes Crimes of of violence* 1964 7,016 215 1965 6,636 236 1966 6,981 257 1967 7,382 199 1968 7,557 135 1969 8,676† 138† * Crimes of violence comprise murder, attempt to murder, culpable homicide, assault, threat, rape, assault with intent to ravish, and indecent assault. † Provisional. The police forces of Kilmarnock Burgh, Ayr Burgh and Ayr County were
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Hospital General Practitioner Maternity Beds at 30.9.69 Specialist Maternity Beds at 30.9.69 Averagepercentageoccupancy6 monthsended30.9.69 Number of confinements of women from Cumnock and District in1969 Kilmarnock Maternity Hospital … 32 — 65.6 244 Buckredden Maternity Hospital, Kilwinning … 31 — 57.8 NIL Thornyflat Maternity Hospital, Ayr … 19 — 71.0 4 Davidson Cottage Hospital, Girvan … 4 — 74.2 NIL Ayrshire Central Hospital, Irvine … — 132 67.8 668 Total bed complement … 86 132 — 916 amalgamated in 1968. The figures for the years 1964 to 1968 comprise the aggregate return of the 3 forces.