HC Deb 30 November 1990 vol 181 cc514-5W
Mr. Gareth Wardell

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in theOfficial Report, for each health authority for the latest available date, the number of people in Wales suffering from senile dementia, separately distinguishing the age groups (a) up to 65 years, (b) 65 to 75 years, (c) 75 to 80 years, (d) 80 to 85 years and (e) over 85 years.

Mr. Grist

The number of in-patient and day case deaths and discharges from NHS hospitals in Wales, by district health authority of treatment, with a principal diagnosis of senile and presenile organic psychotic conditions is shown in the following table for 1988.

0.65 66.75 76.80 81.85 86 + Not known All ages
Gwent 11 82 120 108 103 6 430
Gwynedd 7 47 32 58 51 0 195
Mid Glamorgan 22 103 165 133 84 2 509
Powys 3 31 24 38 43 2 141
South Glamorgan 5 92 104 128 94 1 424
West Glamorgan 19 121 137 168 110 1 556
Pembrokeshire 0 3 14 4 5 0 26
Presenile dementia:
Clwyd 9 4 2 1 0 0 16
East Dyfed 2 1 1 0 0 0 4
Gwent 14 27 12 8 10 0 71
Gwynedd 3 0 2 0 0 0 5
Mid Glamorgan 12 4 1 0 3 0 20
Powys 0 4 1 1 0 0 6
South Glamorgan 14 11 1 4 2 0 32
West Glamorgan 7 16 0 0 0 0 23
Pembrokeshire 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Other and unspecified:
Clwyd 4 17 17 9 8 0 55
East Dyfed 6 10 10 4 0 0 30
Gwent 6 42 63 38 25 0 174
Gwynedd 3 14 11 15 10 0 53
Mid Glamorgan 11 41 38 37 26 1 154
Powys 1 5 7 5 0 0 18
South Glamorgan 2 8 16 7 2 0 35
West Glamorgan 8 24 28 30 27 0 117
Pembrokeshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 The information may understate the true position in that not all hospitals provide complete clinical details relating to patient discharges and deaths.

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