asked the Minister for Health the number of children, named as being suspected or as actual cases of non-accidental injury, on the lists of children at risk which were kept in each health board area in 1982.
Written Answers . - Children-at-Risk Statistics .
839.
: The information requested by the Deputy is shown in the table hereunder.
|
Health Board |
No. of children on lists of children at risk of non-accidental injury maintained by health boards. |
|
|
Confirmed |
Suspected |
|
|
Eastern |
72 |
99 |
|
Midland |
4 |
13 |
|
Mid-Western |
15 |
19 |
|
North-Eastern |
11 |
11 |
|
North-Western |
8 |
7 |
|
South-Eastern |
22 |
72 |
|
Southern |
35 |
81 |
|
Western |
7 |
3 |
840.
asked the Minister for Health the number of children who were taken into care in 1982 in each health board area as a result of suspected or actual non-accidental injury inflicted by parents.
: The information requested by the Deputy is shown in the table hereunder.
|
Health Board |
Number of children taken into care in 1982 as a result of suspected or confirmed non-accidental injury. |
|
Eastern |
31 |
|
Midland |
14 |
|
Mid-Western |
6 |
|
North-Eastern |
8 |
|
North-Western |
3 |
|
South-Eastern |
30 |
|
Southern |
8 |
|
Western |
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