§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people were discharged from mental hospitals in each of the last 10 years. [29633]
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§ Mr. RichardsThe number1 of discharges—including deaths—from mental illness hospitals and mental illness units within other hospitals are as follows:
Number 1984 13,111 1985 14,207 1986 13,825 1987 13,702 1988 14,080 1989 14,479 1990 14,668 1991–92 16,236 1992–93 16,342 1993–94 17,006 Data prior to 1991–92 is not strictly comparable with later years, since the data collection system changed on 1 April 1991. 1 It should be noted that the data relates to discharges and deaths during the year and not to individual patients; patients discharged more than once during the year will therefore be included in the data upon each discharge.