HC Deb 10 April 1930 vol 237 c2357
61. Mr. McSHANE

asked the Minister of Health in reference to Burntwood lunatic asylum, what was the number of patients; the number of admissions; the number of deaths during each of the last 10 years; and the number of patients per doctor in that institution?

Mr. GREENWOOD

I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table of statistics in regard to the first three points raised

NUMBER of PATIENTS in INSTITUTIONS for the INSANE and in institutions for mental defectives on 1st January in each of the last ten years.
Year. In Institutions for the Insane. In Institutions for mental defectives.
Certified Patients. Voluntary Boarders. Total.
1921 … … … … 99,751 261 100,012 11,675
1922 … … … … 103,071 292 103,363 13,394
1923 … … … … 105,821 338 106,159 15,327
1924 … … … … 109,785 510 110,295 17,104
1925 … … … … 111,199 625 111,824 18,735
1926 … … … … 113,542 695 114,237 20,297
1927 … … … … 116,375 796 117,171 21,662
1928 … … … … 118,327 879 119,206 22,812
1929 … … … … 121,333 1,006 122,339 24,207
1930 … … … … 122,902 1,020 123,922 25,697