§ Mr. GalbraithTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many children have been treated by Greater Glasgow health board's community dental service between 1 October 1990 and 31 March 1991; and of them how many are(a) pre-school children, (b) school children and (c) handicapped children.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information is not centrally available in the form requested. However, the number of courses of treatment to children by the Greater Glasgow health board community dental service between 1 October 1990 and 31 December 1990 is set out in the table.
Category of Child Number of courses of treatment1 1 October 1990 to 31 December 1991 All Children of which: 5,667 pre-school2 1,071 school2 4,341 handicapped3 167 1 A child may have more than one course of treatment in the same period. 2 Excludes handicapped children. 3 Handicapped (physical or mental) people aged under 16 years.