§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many cases of dementia in any form there were in(a) Scotland, (b) Strathclyde and (c) Greater Glasgow for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 9 March 1990]: The information requested is not available.
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§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people suffering from dementia were living in public institutions, for each year since 1979 in(a) Greater Glasgow, (b) Strathclyde and (c) Scotland.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 9 March 1990]: The number of people resident in mental handicap or mental illness hospitals and units on 31 December in each year with a diagnosis of dementia is as follows:
Greater Glasgow Strathclyde Scotland 1979 824 1,493 4,197 1980 869 1,588 4,407 1981 882 1,651 4,554 1982 934 1,710 4,821 1983 989 1,843 5,112 1984 1,010 1,873 5,102 1985 1,019 1,907 5,481 1986 1,092 2,030 5,886 1987 1,113 2,058 5,972 11988 1,135 2,027 6,001 11989 1,135 2,032 6,050 1Provisional. The number of mentally confused persons resident in local authority homes on 31 March in each year is as follows:
Greater Glasgow Strathclyde Scotland 1979 — — — 1980 — 445 1,383 1981 — 547 1,573 1982 — 615 1,446 1983 433 768 1,582 1984 417 813 1,650 1985 393 815 1,760 1986 420 907 1,864 1987 509 1,067 2,136 1988 537 1,110 2,428 1 The term "confused" in this context refers almost entirely to the elderly suffering from dementia, but could include some people with other conditions.
§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what studies his Department has carried out or sponsored about the problem of dementia in Scotland since 1979.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 9 March 1990]: The chief scientist office of the Scottish Office has, since 1979, sponsored the following studies on dementia:
An image analysing computer study of human cerebral cortex with special reference to parenthymatous senile dementia.An investigation into the effectiveness of a reality orientation programme in a psychogeriatric day hospital.A study of some problems associated with the evaluation of a psychogeriatric day hospital.Changes in the cell population of the cerebral cortex in old age and senile dementia investigated by automated image-analysis.A comparative community study of dementia in the elderlyAn evaluation of two approaches to the care of the elderly patient with dementia in a psychiatric hospital: a high stimulation environment compared to a traditional environment.A search for pre-clinical Alzheimer's Disease: a quantitive study of neurofibrillary tangle formation nerve cell loss and aluminium accumulation in an unselected necropsy population.118WWorkshop on Psychometric Assessment of Dementia.The electrophysiology of Dementia.Evaluation of Proton NMR Imaging as a diagnostic and localising instrument in pre-senile demential.The role of G proteins in dementia of the Alzheimer type.Diagnosis of dementia: A comparative study of electrophysiological and brain imaging.Brain Mapping in dementia and related brain diseases.