§ Mr. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many patients suffering from tuberculosis were in hospital at the end of September this year; and what
Number of discharges from and deaths in hospital with a disagnosis of tuberculosis DISCHARGES 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 Respiratory tuberculosis … … 2,885 2,648 2,452 2,164 1,932 Other forms … … … 1,169 909 877 794 809 Total … … … 4,054 3,557 3,329 2,958 2,741 DEATHS 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 Respiratory tuberculosis … … 199 165 142 149 99 Other forms … … … 31 26 22 27 25 Total … … … 230 191 164 176 124 Note: These figures relate to incidents and not to individual patients. A patient may be admitted to and discharged from hospital more than once in a particular year or over a period of years.