HC Deb 05 April 1984 vol 57 cc636-9W
Mr. Bermingham

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons, under the age of 18 years at the time of admission, were admitted to hospital under the provisions of part III of the Mental Health Act 1983 or its predecessor for the last three available years, such figures to be given on a regional basis.

Mr. John Patten

The available information is given in the table.

Admissions under Part V of the Mental Health Act 1959 to mental illness and mental handicap hospitals and units and Special Hospitals in England of persons under the age of 18 years.
Regional Health Authority 1980 1981 1982
Northern 3 2
Yorkshire
Trent 1
East Anglian 2 1 2
North West Thames 2 1 2
North East Thames 3 3 1
South East Thames 2 1
South West Thames 1
Wessex
Oxford
South Western
West Midlands 1 2
Mersey
North Western 1 1
Special Health Authorities 1
Special Hospitals 4 4 4
TOTALS 19 11 15

Mr. Bermingham

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many children and young persons, detained under the provisions of the Mental Health Act 1983 or its predecessor the Mental Health Act 1959, were resident in hospital on 31 December for the last three available years, such figures to be broken down on a regional basis and to be given for the following age groups (a) 0 to eight years of age, (b) nine to 10 years of age, (c) 11 to 12 years of age, (d) 13 to 14 years of age, (e) 15 to 16 years of age, (f) 17 to 18 years of age and (g) 19 to 20 years of age.

Mr. John Patten

Information about the ages of resident patients detained in mental illness and mental handicap hospitals and units is not collected centrally. The available information relating to the total numbers of such patients is given in the following table:

Resident patients at 31 December detained under the Mental Health Act 1959 in mental illness and mental handicap hospitals and units and Special Hospitals in England.
Regional Health Authority 1980 1981 1982
Northern 342 362 342
Yorkshire 337 292 256
Trent 520 478 370
East Anglian 193 182 193
North West Thames 449 484 405
North East Thames 386 381 399
South East Thames 368 352 375
South West Thames 318 317 308
Wessex 223 308 243
Oxford 153 154 158
South Western 351 365 370
West Midlands 561 609 550
Mersey 306 276 292

Regional Health Authority 1980 1981 1982
North Western 343 377 328
Special Health Authorities 53 35 57
Special Hospitals 1,821 1,687 1,656
TOTAL 6,724 6,659 6,302

Mr. Bermingham

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many children and adolescents were admitted to hospital under sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 or their predecessor sections in the Mental Health Act 1959, such figures to be

Admissions under certain sections of the Mental Health Act 1959 to mental illness and mental handicap hospitals and units and special hospitals in England
Regional Health Authority 1980—Under section: 1981—Under section: 1982—Under section:
25 26 29 30 135 136 25 26 29 30 135 136 25 26 29 30 135 136
Age Group: 0 to 8 years
Northern
Yorkshire
Trent 2
East Anglian
North West Thames
North East Thames
South East Thames 1 1
South West Thames 1
Wessex
Oxford
South Western
West Midlands 1
Mersey 1
North Westem 1
Special Health Authorities
Special Hospitals
Totals 1 1 3 1 1 1
Age Group: 11 to 12 years
Northern
Yorkshire
Trent
East Anglian 1
North West Thames 1
North East Thames
South East Thames
South West Thames
Wessex
Oxford
South Western
West Midlands
Mersey
North Western 1
Special Health Authorities
Special Hospitals 1
Totals 2 1 1
Age Group: 13 to 14 years Northern
Yorkshire 1 1
Trent
East Anglian 1 1
North West Thames
North East Thames 1
South East Thames
South West Thames 1 1 1
Wessex
Oxford
South Western
West Midlands
Mersey 1
North Western 1 1 1

broken down for each section and to be given for the last three available years on a regional basis and to be further broken down into the following age groups on admission (a) 0 to eight years of age, (b) nine to 10 years of age, (c) 11 to 12 years of age, (d) 13 to 14 years of age, (e) 15 to 16 years of age, (f) 17 to 18 years of age and (g) 19 to 20 years of age.

Mr. John Patten

The available information is given in the following table. There were no admissions under these sections in the age group 9 to 10 years during 1980 to 1982.

Regional Health Authority 1980—Under section: 1981—Under section: 1982—Under section:
25 26 29 30 135 136 25 26 29 30 135 136 25 26 29 30 135 136
Special Health Authorities
Special Hospitals 1
Totals 1 2 4 1 2 1 1 3
Age Group: 15 to 16 years
Northern 2 3 1 2 1 2 1
Yorkshire 2 5 1 4 3 7 1
Trent 5 5 2 4 1 2
East Anglian 1 2 2 3 1 1
North West Thames 3 2 2 1 3 1 1 4 1 2 1
North East Thames 1 7 2 6 1 2 1 4 2
South East Thames 3 5 3 1 2 2 1 2 2
South West Thames 2 3 5 3 3 2 3 1 6 6
Wessex 1 1 2 1 4 1 1
Oxford 5 3 2 1 1 1
South Western 1 1 2 1 1 1
West Midlands 6 1 10 1 3 9 2 5
Mersey 5 1 1 2 1 1 4
North Westem 1 3 5 1 5 1 1 6
Special Health Authorities 1 1 1 1
Special Hospitals 2
Totals 38 8 52 1 13 33 3 44 2 7 14 5 44 14
Age Group: 17 to 18 years
Northern 3 2 12 1 7 5 7 3 2 1 10 1 1
Yorkshire 2 17 3 1 10 1 17 1 4 10 6 10 1
Trent 14 2 9 2 7 4 9 1 4 2 14 1
East Anglia 4 1 14 2 3 23 8 4 1 1 5
North West Thames 10 4 5 1 8 13 4 12 2 8 17 1 11 1 16
North East Thames 3 1 21 18 4 1 18 18 6 11 2 9
South East Thames 8 2 13 2 9 7 6 15 1 8 6 4 16 3
South West Thames 8 1 12 3 11 5 5 13 9 5 6 1 4
Wessex 4 1 3 1 2 1 2 4 5 3 1
Oxford 8 1 3 5 2 5 2 5
South Western 5 4 11 2 8 1 2 1 3 4 8 2
West Midlands 17 4 15 1 17 3 16 1 19 1 14 1
Mersey 7 6 1 8 1 9 4 1 5 2
North Western 5 3 6 5 9 3 8 1 3 1 6 5
Special Health Authorities 1 1 1 2
Special Hospitals 1 2 1 1
Totals 99 28 148 18 60 104 54 139 10 52 89 30 126 14 1 36
Age Group: 19 to 20 years
Northern 9 3 16 2 6 3 1 12 6 7 3 13 5
Yorkshire 10 22 1 2 11 4 16 1 1 11 7 20 4 4
Trent 17 3 27 1 3 8 5 25 1 1 12 2 23 2
East Anglia 2 2 16 1 2 1 6 10 2 3 3 10 2 3
North West Thames 6 3 24 25 17 1 20 25 19 5 21 3 21
North East Thames 9 6 23 1 16 6 2 31 18 9 4 21 3 1 20
South East Thames 7 2 12 2 8 10 7 24 19 14 7 19 3 13
South West Thames 8 1 19 1 11 8 5 19 4 10 13 6 10 1 12
Wessex 5 10 6 8 1 1 12 2 13 1 1
Oxford 4 1 6 9 6 5 7 2 8 1
South Western 8 4 6 3 18 2 7 1 11 1 9 3
West Midlands 37 3 25 2 26 10 34 1 2 22 9 21 2
Mersey 10 1 8 1 15 2 8 16 1 3
North Western 10 6 29 4 1 22 9 18 4 1 10 4 11 2
Special Health Authorities 3 1 3 1 2 2
Special Hospitals 3 1 2
Totals 142 41 244 14 79 163 62 239 14 85 166 58 204 21 1 85

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