§ Mr. Georgeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what was the net expenditure per 1,000 population of aids and adaptions provided for disabled persons in the Walsall area, compared with the average for (a) West Midland metropolitan county council districts, (b) London boroughs, (c) all metropolitan districts, and (d) England and Wales, for each year since 1970; (2) what is the latest total of net expenditure per 1,000 population of mentally handicapped adults in the Walsall area as compared with the average for (a) West Midland metropolitan county council districts, (b) London boroughs, (c) all metropolitan districts, and (d) England and Wales; (3) what is the net expenditure per 1,000 75W population between 18 and 64 years of age on mentally ill persons in the Walsall area as compared with the average for West Midland metropolitan county council districts, (b) London boroughs, (c) all metropolitan districts, and (d) England and Wales; (4) what is the net expenditure for multi-purpose centres and clubs per 1,000 population aged between 18 and 64 years in Walsall as compared with the average for: (a) West Midland metropolitan county districts, London boroughs, (c) all metropolitan districts, and (d) England and Wales; (5) how many home helps per 1,000 population there are and what is the net expenditure on home helps in the Wal-
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Expenditure per 1,000 population as defined in column 2 (Note 1) Service Population Base Year Walsall West Midlands Metropolitan Districts London Boroughs All Metropolitan Districts England and Wales (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) £ £ £ £ £ Mentally Handicapped Adults (Note 2). Aged 18–64 1975–76 1,340 1,431 1,736 1,672 1,652 Mentally Ill Persons (Note 2). Aged 18–64 1975–76 211 76 655 192 246 Multi-Purpose Day Centres and Clubs. Aged 18–64 1975–76 Nil 95 219 186 163 Aids and adaptations for the Disabled (Note 3). All ages 1974–75 51 77 156 115 97 1975–76 63 108 179 154 120 Meals provided in the Home and at Day Centres and Clubs for the Elderly (Notes 3,4 and 5). All ages 1974–75 171 134 712 159 225 1975–76 369 180 893 229 295 Aged 65 and over. 1974–75 1,722 1,136 5,071 1,221 1,612 1975–76 3,601 1,500 6,231 1,738 2,084 Home Helps (Note 5) All ages 1975–76 1,275 1,577 2,648 2,330 1,962 Aged 65 and over. 1975–76 12,430 13,122 18,477 17,652 13,858 Numbers of Home Helps per 1,000 population (Note 6). All ages 1975–76 0.61 0.74 1.04 1.12 0.91 Aged 65 and over. 1975–76 5.9 6.1 7.3 8.5 6.5 Notes: 1. Figures are of net expenditure by local authorities, including loan charges, but excluding administrative costs which cannot be separately identified for these services, divided by the population base shown in column 2. 2. The figures for mentally handicapped adults and the mentally ill exclude the cost of certain general services such as those provided by social work staff and home helps which cannot be apportioned to client groups. 3. Comparable information cannot be provided on expenditure on aids, adaptations and meals for the period prior to 1st April 1974, the date the present metropolitan districts and counties were set up under the Local Government Act 1972. 4. Most of the meals provided in the home are for the elderly, but some are for other handicapped persons, the cost of which has been included as it cannot be separately identified. 5. Alternative costs have been given per 1,000 population of all ages and per 1,000 population aged over 65. 6. Alternative numbers have been given per 1,000 population of all ages and per 1,000 population aged over 65. sall area as compared with the average for (a) West Midland metropolitan county council districts, (b) London boroughs, (c) all metropolitan districts, and (d) England and Wales; (6) what was the net expenditure per 1,000 population of meals provided for persons over 65 years of age in the Walsall area as compared with (a) West Midland metropolitan county council districts, (b) London boroughs, (c) all metropolitan districts, and (d) England and Wales for each year since 1970.