§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give, for each year since 1979, for each health board and for Scotland as whole, the number of deaths and discharges among, and the number of beds occupied on a
A. Deaths and discharges: year ending 30 September Health Board Specialty 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 *1984 Borders Mental deficiency 8 4 3 9 7 — Total 8 4 3 9 7 — Argyll and Clyde Mental deficiency 9 9 6 4 5 2 General unclassified 39 56 64 24 29 — Geriatric long stay — — — — 15 26 Total 48 65 70 28 49 28 Greater Glasgow Geriatric long stay 48 51 85 97 11 10 General medicine 157 195 — — — — Others — — 263 247 353 379 Total 205 246 348 344 364 389 Highland Convalescent 175 201 216 245 130 — Geriatric long stay 11 11 11 14 13 12 Total 186 212 227 259 143 12 Lanarkshire Convalescent 581 543 555 509 530 531 Geriatric long stay 11 11 20 37 21 26 Mental deficiency 4 8 7 4 56 52 Total 596 562 582 550 607 609 Lothian Mental deficiency 142 12 98 103 84 13 Geriatric long stay 46 136 4 7 14 51 Others 151 149 129 342 602 572 Total 339 297 231 452 700 636 Scotland General medicine 157 195 — — — — Convalescent 756 744 771 754 660 531 Geriatric long stay 212 209 214 155 74 125 Mental deficiency 67 33 20 120 152 67 General unclassified 39 56 64 24 29 — Others 151 149 392 589 955 951 Total 1,382 1,386 1,461 1,642 1,870 1,674 * Data refers to 31 March. 426W
B. Average bed occupancy: year ending 30 September Health Board Specialty 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 *1984 Borders Mental deficiency 101 100 94 86 78 76 Total 101 100 94 86 78 76 Argyll and Clyde Mental deficiency 76 76 75 72 68 68 General unclassified 51 58 59 40 24 — Geriatric long-stay — — — — 20 40 Total 127 134 134 112 112 108 Greater Glasgow Geriatric long-stay 65 64 73 71 18 21 General medicine 29 29 — — — — Others — — 29 29 83 72 Total 94 93 102 100 101 93 Highland Convalescent 7 8 8 9 4 — Geriatric long-stay 18 18 18 17 18 18 given date by, patients receiving treatment under contractual arrangements with institutions outside the National Health Service, breaking the figures down by category of patient treated.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information requested is as follows:
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Health Board Specialty 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 *1984 Total 25 26 26 26 22 18 Lanarkshire Convalescent 40 38 36 35 36 35 Geriatric long-stay 56 55 52 53 52 52 Mental deficiency 51 53 55 49 38 14 Total 147 146 143 137 126 101 Lothian Mental deficiency 165 214 170 168 170 186 Geriatric long-stay 214 166 204 200 192 85 Others 37 38 34 42 58 39 Total 416 418 408 410 420 310 Scotland General medicine 29 29 — — — — Convalescent 47 46 45 44 40 35 Geriatric long-stay 303 304 312 341 300 216 Mental deficiency 442 443 427 375 354 344 General unclassified 51 58 59 40 24 — Others 37 38 63 71 141 111 Total 909 918 906 871 859 706 * Data refer to 31 March.