§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many patients were in mental hospitals in each year since 1978;
(2) how many patients there were in mental illness and mental handicap hospitals in each year since 1974.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe available information is given in the table. Figures for 1982 are not yet available.
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England Resident Patients on 31 December Year Mental Illness Hospitals and Units Mental Handicap Hospitals and Units Total 1974 89,426 50,923 140,349 1975 87,102 49,839 136,941 1976 83,320 48,959 132,279 1977 80,686 47,947 128,633 1978 78,205 46,863 125,068 1979 76,364 45,596 121,960 1980 74,831 44,444 119,275 1981* 73,174 43,091 116,265 * Provisional figures for 1981.