24. Mr. RHYSDAVIESasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the number of suicides which have occurred in England, Scotland, and Wales for each year from 1913 up to date: and, if possible, an analysis of the nature of the verdicts?
| NUMBER of Inquests in England and in Wales in which a Verdict of Suicide was returned during the Years 1913 to 1921, distinguishing cases of Felo de se. | ||||||||||
| (From the Annual Volumes of Criminal Statistics.) | ||||||||||
| Year. | England. | Wales. | ||||||||
| Felo de se. | Other Suicides. | Total. | Felo de se. | Other Suicides. | Total. | |||||
| 1913 | … | … | … | … | 85 | 3,254 | 3,339 | 4 | 132 | 136 |
| 1914 | … | … | … | … | 103 | 3,460 | 3.563 | 4 | 130 | 134 |
| 1915 | … | … | … | Particulars not available. | ||||||
| 1916 | … | … | … | … | ||||||
| 1917 | … | … | … | … | ||||||
| 1918 | … | … | … | … | 85 | 2,544 | 2,629 | 3 | 110 | 113 |
| 1919 | … | … | … | … | 135 | 2,991 | 3,126 | 6 | 118 | 124 |
| 1920 | … | … | … | … | 136 | 3,103 | 3,239 | 1 | 133 | 134 |
| 1921 | … | … | … | … | 125 | 3,400 | 3,525 | 5 | 185 | 190 |
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANI am sending all I can supply. I cannot answer offhand whether cases of starvation are included or not.