§ Mr. Jim Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his estimate of the number of cases of persons admitted to hospital suffering from the adverse effects and suspected adverse effects of analgesics and antipyretics who on discharge from in-patient treatment are subsequently treated to some form of out-patient treatment; and what is the average cost per patient so treated for the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. MoyleI regret that statistics on out-patient referrals following in-patient treatment are not collected.
§ Mr. Jim Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the age distribution 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 222W years, 10 to 15 years, etc., of the cases of poisoning due to the adverse effects of analgesics and antipyretics admitted to hospital for treatment for the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. MoyleThe estimated numbers of persons admitted as in-patients to (non-psychiatric) hospitals in England and Wales suffering from the adverse effects and suspected adverse effects of analgesics and antipyretics in 1973, the latest year for which figures are available, were as follows:
Age-band Number 0–4 6,840 5–9 340 10–14 560 15–24 7,230 25–34 3,770 35–44 1,700 45–54 1,000 55–64 460 65–74 520 75 and over 250 All ages 22,670