§ Mr. K. Robinsonasked the Minister of Health if he will state he numbers of subnormal and severely subnormal children awaiting admission to hospital in each region, at the latest date for which figures are available, and the corresponding figures for the previous year.
§ Mr. PowellThe following is the information, based on returns from local health authorities:
SUBNORMAL AND SEVERELY SUBNORMAL CHILDREN UNDER AGE 16 AWAITING ADMISSION TO HOSPITAL Region At 31.12.61 At 31.12.60 Newcastle … 175 174 Leeds … 112 114 Sheffield … 283 285 East Anglian … 157 171 North West Metropolitan … 218 219 North East Metropolitan … 165 216 South East Metropolitan … 220 282 South West Metropolitan … 116 159 Oxford … 87 95 South Western … 121 174 Birmingham … 262 291 Manchester … 218 280 Liverpool … 139 158 Wessex … 117 116 Wales … 108 116 Total … 2,498 2,850