Mentally Handicapped Children

HC Deb 16 June 1971 vol 819 cc113-4W

Mr. Gwynoro Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many mentally handicapped children are registered with each local authority in Wales.

Mr. Peter Thomas

Mentally handicapped children are not registered. The number of mentally handicapped children in the case of each local authority in Wales on 31st December, 1970 is shown in the attached table.

NUMBER OF MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN UNDER LOCAL AUTHORITY CARE AT 31.12.70.
Local Authority	Mentally Handicapped Children
Anglesey C.C	30
Breconshire C.C.	28
Cardiganshire C.C.	70
Carmarthenshire C.C.	74
Caernarvonshire C.C.	74
Denbighshire C.C.	113
Flintshire C.C.	93
Glamorgan	338
Merioneth C.C.	18
Monmouthshire	154
Montgomeryshire C.C.	28
Pembrokeshire C.C.	62
Radnorshire C.C.	3
Cardiff C.B.C.	153
Merthyr Tydfil C.B.C.	23
Newport C.B.C.	59
Swansea C.B.C.	92