Prior to 1 April 1997, the information recorded did not distinguish between discharge destinations.Table 1Specialities in acute general hospitals, mental illness hospitals, psychiatric units and hospitals for people with learning disabilities:Discharges by local council area and selected discharge destination, year ending 31 March 1998 Year Ending 31 March 1998 Discharge Destination Local Council AreaPrivate Residence - Living AlonePrivate Residence - Living With Relatives or FriendsPrivate Residence (Sheltered)Private Residence - No Additional Detail Added/Other/Not KnownLocal Authority/Voluntary Nursing/Residential/Hostel/Group HomePrivate Nursing/Residential/Hostel/Group HomeOther Institutional Residence1SCOTLAND 75,419 408,001 3,241 541,297 4,190 6,472 5,683Aberdeen City 9,491 28,595 243 1,073 379 551 28Aberdeenshire 6,018 27,805 282 2,657 201 490 27Angus 212 3,474 5 16,734 22 62 116Argyll & Bute 1,781 6,898 71 10,272 96 159 44Clackmannanshire 619 5,991 19 2,773 65 21 22Dumf & Galloway 4,197 20,503 52 3,862 183 303 79Dundee City 792 7,630 25 22,989 147 147 61East Ayrshire 204 3,439 57 21,670 42 63 623East Dunbartonshire 2,669 11,694 13 6,742 50 166 128East Lothian 1,126 7,564 77 9,268 100 133 81East Renfrewshire 770 5,674 128 7,889 52 139 38Edinburgh City 6,066 30,683 245 50,039 265 595 646Eilean Siar 375 2,645 16 3,147 79 13 15Falkirk 1,199 18,569 40 4,530 118 145 26Fife 7,912 52,026 172 13,269 406 446 162Glasgow City 13,885 45,531 247 75,923 663 630 970Highland 3,005 15,795 70 21,118 166 410 609Inverclyde 254 1,403 1 16,454 25 61 34Midlothian 792 5,677 24 9,573 49 67 60Moray 1,972 12,991 43 665 105 209 54North Ayrshire 491 4,662 121 21,916 55 113 682North Lanarkshire 884 8,567 11 59,650 120 203 118Orkney Islands 234 965 1 2,012 18 7 2Perth & Kinross 387 15,872 50 10,674 93 535 54Renfrewshire 580 4,846 8 32,334 99 22 54Scottish Borders 1,199 16,369 935 6,055 47 119 244Shetland Islands 603 3,410 27 194 53 1 1South Ayrshire 287 2,573 38 23,469 65 96 336South Lanarkshire 1,608 9,491 86 52,481 121 225 170Stirling 1,322 9,056 47 4,679 88 139 28West Dunbartonshire 3,642 9,736 50 6,942 93 117 127West Lothian 800 7,600 29 19,704 19,704 120 65 39Outside Scotland/ Not Known/Other 317 2,638 23 4,110 38 60 71Table 2Specialties in acute general hospitals:Discharges by local council area and selected discharge destination, year ending 31 March 1999p Year Ending 31 March 1999p Discharge Destination Local Council AreaPrivate Residence - Living AlonePrivate Residence - Living With Relatives or FriendsPrivate Residence (Sheltered)Private Residence - No Additional Detail Added/Other/Not KnownLocal Authority/Voluntary Nursing/Residential/Hostel/Group HomePrivate Nursing/Residential/Hostel/Group HomeOther Institutional Residence1SCOTLAND 80,324 437,865 2,859 499,759 2,921 5,739 8,372Aberdeen City 10,099 28,738 110 562 383 492 32Aberdeenshire 6,410 28,615 260 2,022 200 488 35Angus 160 3,991 4 16,655 13 62 73Argyll & Bute 2,357 9,463 101 7,729 94 207 55Clackmannanshire 514 6,985 15 1,894 20 18 16Dumf & Galloway 3,724 20,725 41 4,028 153 173 45Dundee City 419 8,170 16 23,495 76 141 23East Ayrshire 136 3,564 0 21,794 16 41 133East Dunbartonshire 2,634 12,399 13 6,615 39 96 96East Lothian 1,456 7,350 50 8,317 34 99 75East Renfrewshire 720 5,787 153 7,662 35 156 37Edinburgh City 10,071 32,363 183 41,409 165 494 483Eilean Siar 177 2,118 3 1,988 50 2 16Falkirk 1,613 20,931 21 2,738 24 124 12Fife 8,109 54,116 180 11,944 302 391 145Glasgow City 12,932 45,565 245 74,101 348 582 581Highland 3,351 17,327 78 19,348 131 321 640Inverclyde 110 1,207 1 16,300 16 58 22Midlothian 1,209 5,498 25 8,735 28 57 56Moray 1,542 12,963 49 543 71 123 53North Ayrshire 372 5,242 7 21,476 29 52 128North Lanarkshire 802 8,630 4 59,930 88 151 436Orkney Islands 222 892 4 1,967 15 10 0Perth & Kinross 1,305 16,549 94 8,568 72 530 55Renfrewshire 643 4,073 6 31,749 75 9 45Scottish Borders 891 17,514 792 5,593 43 107 182Shetland Islands 635 3,625 32 83 38 4 0South Ayrshire 450 2,329 18 23,772 46 157 167South Lanarkshire 1,956 13,523 142 44,482 124 251 4,571Stirling 870 11,195 52 3,443 28 123 27West Dunbartonshire 3,313 10,296 107 6,833 63 51 68West Lothian 883 14,145 37 12,857 93 103 45Outside Scotland/ Not Known/Other 481 4,816 22 4,355 17 76 52Source: ISD Scotland1 Includes Residential Hostel/Group Home, other institutional residence: type not recordedp Provisional, acute general specialty only S1W-02471