HL Deb 31 July 1984 vol 455 c782WA
The Earl of Lauderdale

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will supply information about Scotland to match the information given to Lord Stallard on 12th July (cols. 1167–8).

Lord Gray of Contin

The information is set out in the tables below:

TABLE 1
RESIDENT PATIENTS AGED UNDER 16 IN SCOTTISH MENTAL HANDICAP HOSPITALS AT 31 DECEMBER 1982
Numbers (provisional)
AGE GROUP (Years)
UNDER TOTAL UNDER
HEALTH BOARD 2 2–4 5–9 10–15 16 YEARS
Ayrshire & Arran 4 4
Borders
Argyll & Clyde 1 6 16 23
Fife 5 9 27 41
Greater Glasgow 2 4 31 37
Highland 2 2 7 36 47
Lanarkshire 1 3 45 49
Grampian 2 16 42 60
Orkney
Lothian 1 18 40 59
Tayside 2 7 27 36
Forth Valley 1 3 42 46
Western Isles
Dumfries & Galloway
Shetland
SCOTLAND 4 15 73 310 402
TABLE 2
ESTIMATED LENGTH OF STAY OF RESIDENT PATIENTS AGED UNDER 16 YEARS IN SCOTTISH MENTAL HANDICAP HOSPITALS AT 31 DECEMBER 1982
Numbers (Provisional)
AGE GROUP (Years)
UNDER TOTAL UNDER
LENGTH OF STAY 2 2–4 5–9 10–15 16 YEARS
Under 1 year 4 6 10 35 55
1 year— 5 6 26 37
2 years— 2 7 17 26
3 years— 2 25 34 61
5 years and over 25 198 223
TOTAL 4 15 73 310 402