§ Mr. AshleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the number of(a) physically handicapped people, (b) mentally handicapped people and (c) mentally ill people who were discharged from hospital
Discharges by duration of stay 1983 to 1987–881 Length of stay 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987–88 (a) Physically handicapped people. No information is available centrally. (b) Mentally handicapped Less than 1 month 27,549 31,548 34,380 36,155 30,870 One month or more but less than 3 months 1,208 1,213 1,188 1,178 1,100 Three months or more but less than 6 months 326 303 378 405 570 Six months or more but less than 1 year 256 285 309 566 (c) Mental illness Less than 1 month 109,757 112,759 116,919 115,868 117,960 One month or more but less than 3 months 48,591 48,574 50,323 50,245 45,250 Three months or more but less than 6 months 10,396 11,219 11,408 11,645 14,250 Six months or more but less than 1 year 4,697 5,043 4,921 5,149 1For 1987–88 the figures given are for finished district spells which are not strictly comparable with the discharges shown for earlier years.