§ 26. Mr. GORDON MACDONALDasked the Minister of Health if he will state the total number of patients in mental hospitals in Great Britain in 1931, 1932, 1933, and the latest date on which figures are available, giving separate figures for Lancashire?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of HEALTH (Mr. Shakespeare)I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate a tabular statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT giving the figures for England and Wales. As regards Scotland, a question should be addressed to the Secretary of State.
§ Following is the statement:
| Patients in Public Mental Hospitals. | ||
| On 1st January. | England and Wales. | Lancashire. |
| 1931 | 119,659 | 13,304 |
| 1932 | 121,503 | 13,404 |
| 1933 | 122,855 | 13,603 |
| 1934 | 124,207 | 13,706 |