Handicapped Persons

Mr. Kilroy-Silk
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what proportion of the adult population is suffering from physical and mental handicap.

Mr. Alfred Morris
It is not practicable to formulate a precise objective definition of handicap, but between 4 and 6 per cent. of the adult population could be regarded as appreciably physically or mentally handicapped, and in one third to one half of these cases the handicap could be regarded as severe.-------------------
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