§ 4. Mr. SNELLasked the Home Secretary the number of married inmates of lunatic asylums who have been certified for more than five years; and will he give the figures of those who have been in asylums for 10 years and upwards?
§ The MINISTER of HEALTH (Mr. Chamberlain)I have been asked to reply. The only statistics available on this point are those which were collected in 1921 and were communicated to the hon. Member in reply to a question on the 3rd May, 1923. The provision of an up-to-date return would necessitate an examination of the registers of all the public mental hospitals, and I regret that I do not feel justified in calling for such a return at the present time.