§ Mr. Molyneauxasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many patients were discharged from mental hospitals and units, including teaching hospitals, in England and Wales in 1969 and 1970 in all, for each of the usual diagnostic groupings, and for each ten year age group, respectively; and if he will also state the rate per 100,000 population for each of the above categories.
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§ Mr. AlisonThe following tables relate to hospitals and hospital units for the mentally ill and handicapped in England and Wales for 1969. Figures for 1970 are not yet available.
TABLE 1: DIAGNOSTIC GROUPS a) Discharges from mental illness hospitals and units Diagnostic Group Number Rate per 100,000 population Schizophrenia, schizo-affective disorders, paranoia 36,910 76 Depressive psychoses, involutional melancholia 67,429 138 Psychoses of the senium 5,515 11 Other psychoses 7,621 16 Psychoneuroses 24,798 51 Alcoholism and other addictions 8,258 17 Personality and behaviour disorders 11,159 23 All other conditions 7,220 15 Total 168,910 346
(b) Discharges from hospitals and units for the mentally handicapped All diagnoses … … 9,451 19
TABLE 2: AGE Mental illness hospitals and units Age group Number of discharges Age specific rates per 100,000 population All ages … … 168,910 346 Under 15 … … 1,707 15 15–24 … … 23,648 332 25–34 … … 31,814 525 35–44 … … 32,115 542 45–54 … … 30,515 498 55–64 … … 23,628 404 65 and over … … 25,483 408
Mental illness hospitals and units Age group Number of discharges Age specific rates per 100,000 population All ages … … 9,451 19 Under 15 … … 3,671 32 15–24 … … 2,666 38 25–34 … … 1,267 21 35–44 … … 798 14 45–54 … … 587 10 55–64 … … 462 4 65 and over … … Figures by both diagnostic group and age are not readily available,
Discharges do not include deaths.
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§ Mr. Molyneauxasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what percentage of the patients discharged from mental hospitals and units, including teaching hospitals, in 1969 and 1970 were first admissions and what percentage were readmissions; and how this compares with 1959 and 1960.
§ Mr. AlisonIn 1969, 50 per cent. were first admissions and the remainder readmissions. Figures for 1970 are not yet available. Comparable information for 1959 and 1960 is not available.