§ Mr. Clinton Davisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people are registered as disabled in each of the inner London and outer London boroughs, respectively.
§ Mr. AlisonFollowing is the information:74W
Registration of Handicapped Persons (General Classes)* under Section 29 of the National Assistance Act 1948. Inner London 1969† Camden 1,554 Greenwich 1,356 Hackney 2,013 Hammersmith 974 Islington 1,739 Kensington and Chelsea 1,514 Lambeth 2,493 Lewisham 2,050 Southwark 4,487 Tower Hamlets 1,092 Wandsworth 2,354 Westminster 1,508 City of London 120 Total 23,254 Outer London Barking 1,399 Barnet 1,657 Bexley 759 Brent 1,101 Bromley 1,332 Croydon 2,412 Ealing 1,633 Enfield 2,024 Haringey 1,134 Harrow 791 Havering 1,039 Hillingdon 805 Hounslow 1,653 Kingston-upon-Thames 781 Merton 1,414 Newham 1,002 Redbridge 1,111 Richmond-on-Thames 745 Sutton 1,083 Waltham Forest 1,591 Total 25,466 Total—Inner and Outer London 48,720 * Excluding persons primarily with auditory and visual defects. † Figures for 1970 not yet available.