§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were (a) the total number of patients, (b) the number in each of the following age ranges (i) under two years, (ii) two to four years, (iii) five to nine years, (iv) 10 to 15 years, (v) 16 to 18 years, (vi) 19 to 64 years, (vii) 65 to 74 years and (viii) 75 years plus, (c) the number of patients per 100,000 population and (d) the number of persons under 16 years; what is (e) the number of persons aged under 16 years per 100,000 population, (f) the number of adults over 16 years of age and (g) the number of adults over 16 years of age per 100,000 population in hospitals for the mentally handicapped in Scotland for each year from 1976 to 1986–87, giving estimated figures where actual figures are not yet available.
§ Mr. John MacKayThis information is as follows:
following age ranges: under two years, two to four years, five to nine years, 10 to 15 years, 16 to 18 years, 19 to 64 years, 65 to 74 years, and 75 plus years.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe totals of residential places and residents are as follows. The figures in table 1 reflect the way in which figures were made available for separate groups before data were computerised in 1980. It is not possible to provide realistic estimates for 1986 and 1987.
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Places and persons resident in local authority and registered accommodation* Table 1 1976–79 1976 1977 1978 1979 Places 23,004 23,401 23,237 23,061 Residents in: Children's homes and hostels Aged;0–2 4,981 234 158 113 3–4 323 289 202 5–10 1,634 1,567 1,305 11–15 2,284 2,331 2,273 16+ 407 346 384 List D Schools Aged: 10–18 1,355 1,510 1,414 1,366 Homes for mentally and physically handicapped and mentally ill Aged 16+ 1,395 1,433 1,485 1,629 Homes for the elderly Aged: Under 65 12,929 727 574 65–74 13,264 2,282 2,131 75+ 10,439 10,540 Total 20,660 21,089 21,038 20,517 Number of residents per 100,000 population 397 405 405 396 >*The accommodation to which the figures relate includes List D schools but excludes certain short stay and hostel accommodation for addicts and offenders.
Table 2 1980–85 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 *1985 Places 22,885 22,748 22,448 21,907 21,656 21,780 Residents Age: Under 2 44 8 24 14 8 6 2–4 195 112 68 47 30 23 5–9 884 686 423 313 212 145 10–15 3,824 3,567 3,100 2,758 2,383 2,118 16–18 626 673 743 733 731 683 19–64 1,971 2,010 2,130 2,189 2,175 2,248 65–74 2,375 2,255 2,036 1,968 1,864 1,870 75+ 10,354 10,816 10,648 10,856 11,458 11,930 Not known 345 122 324 331 379 145 Total 20,618 20,249 19,496 19,209 19,240 19,168 Number of residents per 100,000 population 399 393 376 372 374 373 *Provisional.