§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many elderly persons were in residential care in local authority homes in 1983 and in each year from 1979.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe information requested is given in the following table:
Persons aged 65 years and over resident in local a uthority homes* Number 1979 6,938 1980 6,972 1981 7,103 1982 7,213 1983 7,177 * At 31 March.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total of residents of old people's homes per 1,000 population aged 65 years and over in 1983 and in each year from 1979.
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§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe information requested is given in the following table:
Residents of homes for the elderly per 1,000 population aged 65 and over* Total numbers 1979 20.9 1980 21.6 1981 21.9 1982 21.6 1983 22.3 * At 31 March.
Health authority Hospital Numbers of beds Explanation Clwyd Chatsworth House, Prestatyn 17 Proposals to transfer facilities to HM Stanley Hospital, St. Asaph under consideration. Colwyn Bay Maternity 12 Powys Adelina Patti 10 Beds to transfer to Ystradgynlais Community Hospital when completed. Statistics on the number of general practitioner beds in each of the health authorities in Wales for the five year period 1978–1982 are as follows:
Average daily available beds Health authority 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 Clwyd 231.22 236.26 249.12 271.73 273.56 Dyfed 127.31 106.51 118.10 111.87 — Gwent 147.41 136.98 140.76 151.56 147.71 Gwynedd 131.74 135.10 143.10 124.03 124.65 Mid Glamorgan 230.83 217.28 217.31 227.81 222.76 Powys 215.97 216.43 220.30 219.00 219.11 South Glamorgan 35.34 41.33 41.67 42.00 42.00 West Glamorgan 9.11 6.18 7.66 8.48 6.17 East Dyfed — — — — 56.28 Pembrokeshire — — — — 51.12 WALES TOTAL 1,128.93 1,096.41 1,138.02 1,156.48 1,143.36