§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many people in the area served by the North-West regional health authority were treated for alcohol addiction in the years 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978;
(2) how many people in the area served by the Yorkshire regional health authority were treated for alcohol addiction in the years 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978.
§ Mr. MoyleFollowing are the numbers of patients admitted to mental illness hospitals and units with a primary or secondary diagnosis of alcoholism or alcoholic psychosis:
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1975 1976 North-Western RHA 1,270 1,423 Yorkshire RHA 939 1,025 Figures for 1977 and 1978 are not yet available. Nor are figures available in respect of hospital out-patients or people treated in the community, for example by general practitioners, social workers and voluntary organisations.