HC Deb 28 April 1983 vol 41 cc411-2W
Mr. Strang

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will estimate the numbers of mentally handicapped people resident in psychiatric hospitals with a breakdown into age groups in Wales in each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The available information is given in the following table and relates to people categorised as mentally handicapped who were resident in hospitals or units for the mentally ill at December 31 of each year.

Year Number of resident patients
1974 171
1975 171
1976 114
1977 86
1978 61
1979 102
1980 114
1981 77

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The information is given in the following table.