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CHILDREN'S SOCIAL WORK STATISTICS 2002-03
TABLE 5 NUMBER OF CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER ON 31 MARCH 2003 : BY CURRENT DISABILITY STATUS
Statute group | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | % change 2002 to 2003 |
Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage |
Significant learning disability | 254 | 2 | 268 | 2 | 5 |
Mental health problem (medically diagnosed) | 19 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6 |
Autism | 68 | 1 | 46 | 0 | -33 |
Significant hearing impairment | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 | -6 |
Significant language and communication disorder | 17 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 285 |
Significant physical or motor impairment | 96 | 1 | 136 | 1 | 42 |
Significant visual impairment | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | -17 |
Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties | 1,262 | 11 | 802 | 7 | -36 |
Other disability | 133 | 1 | 135 | 1 | 2 |
Multiple disabilities | 124 | 1 | 85 | 1 | -31 |
No disabilities, but affected by disability | 370 | 3 | 361 | 3 | -3 |
No disabilities, and not affected by disability | 8,860 | 79 | 9,436 | 83 | 7 |
Total | 11,241 | 100 | 11,388 | 100 | 1 |
Note : (1) Table excludes children who are on a planned series of short term placements.
Note : (2) Table includes rounded estimates for local authorities not able to provide information.
Note : (3) Some totals do not exactly equal the sum of their component parts due to the effects of rounding.
Note : (4) Table records episodes of care which have begun. A child may start to be looked after more than once in a year and so may be counted more than once here.
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