§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will estimate the numbers of mentally handicapped people resident in psychiatric hospitals in Scotland with a breakdown into age groups in each of the last 10 years.
0–14 15–24 25–34 35–44 45–54 55–64 65–74 75–84 85+ All ages 1971 8 62 124 247 358 394 306 101 40 1,640 1972 8 50 115 231 344 379 289 105 37 1,558 1973 12 60 111 216 323 379 295 118 41 1,555 1974 8 51 98 202 299 376 282 115 40 1,471 1975 12 41 92 173 285 371 287 117 38 1,416 1976 6 45 89 166 257 368 271 130 35 1,367 1977 5 34 79 163 245 338 267 135 33 1,299 1978 5 25 74 143 230 319 257 133 35 1,221 1979 6 21 75 120 217 295 251 132 36 1,153 1980 12 28 67 113 199 274 240 132 38 1,103