§ 42. Mr. Sorensenasked the Minister of Health how many mental clinics for outpatient advice and treatment are being maintained by local authorities in England and Wales; whether he has any approximate figures of the number of patients for the past year; and whether he has given special attention to the need for extending such centres after the war?
§ Mr. E. BrownIn 1939 there were 177 such clinics and in the previous year approximately 19,000 patients had attended them. I regret that later figures are not available. The question of post-war extensions is receiving consideration.
§ Mr. SorensenIn view of the excellent work that these clinics are doing for the benefit of out-patients, will the Minister see that every encouragement is given to them, as far as possible, so that after the war they will be considerably extended?