§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were waiting for admission to hospital in Aberdeen on the latest date for which figures were available; and what was the comparable figure over each of the last 10 years.
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§ Mr. Gordon CampbellFollowing is the information in respect of hospitals other than maternity, mental and mental deficiency:
At 31st December 1962 3,478 1963 3,871 1964 3,566 1965 3,472 1966 3,902 1967 3,548 1968 3,286 1969 3,739 1970 4,419 1971 4,352 At 30th June 1972 4,172 In each case about 300 were patients who had already had treatment and were awaiting recall to enable progress to be reviewed.