HC Deb 23 July 1975 vol 896 cc226-7W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of drug addicts imprisoned in the last year for which figures are available; and how many were men, how many women and how many juveniles.

Dr. Summerskill

1,071 persons received into custody during 1974 were reported as having some dependence on drugs. Of these all but 31 were males. No separate figures for juveniles are readily available.

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