§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the number of reported cases of rickets in Scotland in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. William RossOverall figures are not readily available. The numbers of cases referred to hospital for in-patient treatment for the five years to 1973 are:
Year Active Rickets Unspecified Vitamin D Deficiency 1969 … … 31 4 1970 … … 32 3 1971 … … 40 1 1972 … … 64 5 1973 … … 50 1