HC Deb 19 March 1984 vol 56 c375W
Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give, for each year since 1970, the total number of mental nursing homes registered under the Mental Health Act 1959.

Mr. John Patten

The available information is given in the following table. The relevant legislation is now the Nursing Homes Act 1975.

Registered mental nursing homes at 31 December: England
Year Number of homes
1970 83
1971 82
1972 76
1973 76
1974 74
1975 61
1976 60
1977 60
1978 59
1979 58
1980 61
1981 55
*1982 55
* Provisional figure.