HC Deb 12 December 1972 vol 848 c127W
Mr. Dempsey

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the present number of alcoholics in Scotland; and how this figure compares with those for each of the last five years.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

Statistics of alcoholics in Scotland are not available, but the numbers of admissions for alcoholism to hospitals in Scotland for the last five years were as follows:

1967 2,903
1968 3,081
1969 2,949
1970 3,180
1971 3,644
In each year approximately 60 per cent. of the admissions were readmissions.

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