§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will estimate the number of children in the United Kingdom who have a psychiatric/psychological problem which handicaps them for a year or more.
§ Mr. BowisInformation on duration of handicap is not collected by the Department. It is estimated that at any
Males Females Persons 0–4 5–9 10–14 0–4 5–9 10–14 0–4 5–9 10–14 Mental Illness (Finished Consultant Episodes) 1990–91 Provisional Northern 24 42 62 11 16 47 35 58 109 Yorkshire 53 58 66 41 29 74 95 86 140 Trent 18 22 79 1 17 66 19 38 145 East Anglia 3 3 20 0 1 19 3 4 39 North West Thames 24 2 36 20 0 26 44 2 62 North East Thames 15 2 45 12 0 58 28 2 103 South East Thames 9 6 6 5 2 28 13 9 34 South West Thames 6 25 34 14 7 18 20 32 52 Wessex 44 44 25 16 23 24 60 67 49 Oxford 32 48 59 19 11 110 50 59 169 South Western 4 51 103 2 4 80 6 55 183 West Midlands 36 20 37 17 9 63 54 29 100 Mersey 15 18 47 13 5 27 28 23 73 North Western 6 321 72 6 183 95 13 504 167 Special Health Authorities 2 22 33 4 7 28 6 30 61 Total 290 683 724 181 315 763 472 998 1,487 Notes:
1. It should be noted that the figures in the table relate to finished consultant episodes and not to individuals, as a patient may be admitted more than once during the year.
2. The total figures do not always match the separate figures for males and females due to rounding.