§ 66. Mr. BUCKLEasked the Minister of Health whether, in the case of the additional London County Council asylum about to be opened in the neighbourhood of Epsom under the name of West Park Mental Hospital, he will say whether it is intended for the care and treatment of certified patients; what accommodation it will afford; and whether voluntary boarders are to he admitted?
Mr. GREENWOODThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. The institution will provide accommodation for 1,732 patients. My right hon. Friend regrets that the law does not allow voluntary boarders to be admitted for treatment in public mental hospitals.