§ Mrs. Chalkerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons were treated for alcoholism in each of the last three years in the Mersey Regional Health Authority; and how this compares with the national incidence of alcoholism.
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§ Mr. MoyleFigures are not available in respect of hospital out-patients or people treated in the community—for example, by general practitioners, social workers and voluntary organisations. Below are the numbers of admissions and
Number of admissions Rate of admissions per 100,000 population Number of First admissions Rate of First admissions per 100,000 population Mersey Regional Health Authority 1974 … … … … … … 723 28.9 212 8.5 1975 … … … … … … 679 27.2 215 8.6 England 1974 … … … … … … 12,388 26.7 3,818 8.2 1975 … … … … … … 12,669 27.3 3,841 8.3 The estimated number of discharges and deaths in 1974 in non-psychiatric hospitals for alcoholism and alcoholic psychosis in the Mersey region was 370 (14.8 per 100,000 population). The England figure was 4,060 (8.7 per 100,000 population). 1975 and 1976 figures are not yet available.