HC Deb 24 October 1956 vol 558 cc55-6W
Mr. K. Robinson

asked the Minister of Health the number of mental defectives, showing children and adults separately,

Hospital Region Under 16 years of age Aged 16 years and over Total
Newcastle … … 271 454 725
Leeds … … 174 155 329
Sheffield … … 379 631 1,010
East Anglia … … 135 98 233
North West Metropolitan … … 180 84 264
North East Metropolitan … … 227 150 377
South East Metropolitan … … 285 223 508
South West Metropolitan … … 310 205 515
Oxford … … 62 110 172
Southwestern … … 96 76 172
Wales … … 211 761 972
Birmingham … … 392 234 626
Manchester … … 341 268 609
Liverpool … … 252 145 397
3,315 3,594 6,909

awaiting admission to hospitals in each of the regions of England and Wales at the latest date for which figures are available.

Mr. Turton

On 31st December, 1955, the latest date for which figures are available, the numbers of mental defectives in England and Wales reported by local health authorities as awaiting admission to hospital were: