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Dept of Health

Answer

Mr. Spearing: To 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. Burns: Information for 1987 and 1996, the latest available year, is given in the table. 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 All London boroughs 15,677 7,251 6,284 6,284 5,529 7,443 27,490 20,978 Inner London 6,639 3,152 2,097 2,210 874 1,264 9,610 6,626 Camden 553 206 198 225 71 170 822 601 Greenwich 560 333 0 0 109 178 669 511 Hackney 495 239 137 148 0 75 632 462 Hammersmith 461 274 106 113 16 16 583 403 Islington 626 319 58 126 32 0 716 445 Kensington 300 167 249 158 51 82 600 407 Lambeth 698 472 286 233 172 279 1,156 984 Lewisham 760 248 18 66 237 372 1,015 686 Southwark 682 255 248 93 0 0 930 348 Tower Hamlets 407 236 125 178 0 0 532 414 Wandsworth 568 152 636 789 186 92 1,390 1,033 Westminster 529 251 36 81 0 0 565 332 Outer London 9,038 4,099 4,187 4,074 4,655 6,179 17,880 14,352 Barking 359 433 0 32 38 55 397 520 Barnet 544 364 1,003 941 534 560 2,081 1,865 Bexley 437 129 5 251 45 46 487 426 Brent 437 132 129 140 72 197 638 469 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.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

292 c468-70W; 20014

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Care homes Greater London Private sector Local government Older people Voluntary organisations