§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list for each London borough the number of residential places for the elderly in(a) 1987 and (b) 1997 in (i)local authority and (ii) other homes by category. [20014]
§ Mr. BurnsInformation for 1987 and 1996, the latest available year, is given in the table.
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Places in residential care homes for elderly people—London, as at 31 March 1987 and 1996 Local authority Voluntary sector Private sector All sectors Borough 1987 1996 1987 1996 1987 1996 1987 1996 Bromley 475 41 646 532 330 575 1,451 1,148 Croydon 579 183 239 290 698 475 1,516 948 Ealing 595 338 383 266 302 253 1,280 857 Enfield 550 125 28 15 354 594 932 734 Haringey 457 109 343 293 140 146 940 548 Harrow 412 108 134 110 396 518 942 736 Havering 490 283 0 151 303 531 793 965 Hillingdon 505 348 88 75 57 188 650 611 Hounslow 432 168 136 140 5 82 573 390 Kingston upon Thames 253 115 6 0 370 327 629 442 Merton 262 168 165 175 165 178 592 521 Newham 616 253 109 125 24 16 749 394 Redbridge 481 215 151 137 231 372 863 724 Richmond upon Thames 353 239 434 288 85 202 872 729 Sutton 338 147 176 113 299 428 813 688 Waltham Forest 463 201 12 0 207 436 682 637 Source:
DH annual return RAC5.