HC Deb 14 April 1976 vol 909 c548W
Mr. O'Halloran

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what assessment he has made of the number of mentally handicapped children under 16 years of age in the Greater London areas on a borough basis.

Miss Margaret Jackson

In January 1975 the number of educationally subnormal—severe—children in Greater London for whom special education was provided or who were awaiting places in special schools was as follows:

Inner London Education Authority 1,573
Barking 51
Barnet 136
Bexley 153
Brent 190
Bromley 201
Croydon 192
Ealing 169
Enfield 147
Haringey 144
Harrow 113
Havering 164
Hillingdon 180
Hounslow 152
Kingston-upon-Thames 74
Merton 115
Newham 192
Redbridge 149
Richmond-upon-Thames 114
Sutton 116
Waltham Forest 104
4,429

Separate figures for the Inner London boroughs are not collected by my Department. These figures include children of 16 years of age or over, but the numbers are not readily available and I will write to my hon. Friend.

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