§ Mr. MealeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the levels of mentally handicapped patients registered in the Central Nottinghamshire health authority area for each year 1979 to 1987, inclusive.
§ Mrs. Currie[holding answer 15 January 1988]: The numbers of people in National Health Service mental handicapped hospitals and units in the Central Nottinghamshire health authority on 31 December are given in the table. The people concerned are not registered and may not have been resident in the area of the health authority before their admission as patients. Figures for 1987 are not yet available.
Numbers of people in mental handicapped hospitals and units in Central Nottinghamshire Health Authority at 31 December. Year Number 1979 497 1980 463 1981 451 1982 426 1983 418 1984 390 1985 377 1986 362