§ BARONESS WOOTTON OF ABINGERMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the first Question which stands in my name on the Order Paper.
§ [The Question was as follows:
§ To ask Her Majesty's Government if they will give for each hospital region (i) the number of persons suffering from psychopathic disorder who have been admitted to hospital or received into guardianship under Part IV of the Mental Health Act, 1959 and (ii) the number of persons suffering from psychopathic disorder who are subject to hospital or 1258 guardianship orders made by the Courts under Part V of the Mental Health Act, 1959.]
§ LORD NEWTONMy Lords, I regret that only the figures for November and December, 1960 are available. With the noble Lady's permission, I will circulate these in the OFFICIAL REPORT. The totals for England and Wales for the two months are: hospital admissions under Part IV of the Act, 38; and hospital orders under Part V of the Act, 16. No persons suffering from psychopathic disorder were received into guardianship during the period in question.
§ BARONESS WOOTTON OF ABINGERMy Lords, I am much obliged to the noble Lord for his Answer, and the more so as this Question was set down at rather short notice. Could the noble Lord tell us how soon we may expect to get figures covering the first six months of the operation of the Act?
§ LORD NEWTONMy Lords, I am afraid I cannot give a date, but I fear it will be some time yet before the full information for which the noble Baroness asks will be available.
| FOLLOWING ARE THE FIGURES OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM PSYCHOPATHIC DISORDER COMPULSORILY ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1960 | ||
| Region | Under Part IV of Mental Health Act, 1959 | On hospital orders under Part V of the Act |
| 1. Newcastle | 3 | — |
| 2. Leeds | 2 | — |
| 3. Sheffield | 5 | 2 |
| 4. East Anglia | — | 1 |
| 5. N.W. Metropolitan | 8 | — |
| 6. N.E. Metropolitan | — | — |
| 7. S.E. Metropolitan | 1 | 2 |
| 8. S.W. Metropolitan | 2 | 1 |
| 9. Oxford | 2 | 1 |
| 10. South Western | 5 | 4 |
| 11. Wales | 1 | — |
| 12. Birmingham | 3 | 2 |
| 13. Manchester | 1 | 1 |
| 14. Liverpool | 4 | — |
| 15. Wessex | 1 | — |
| Special Hospitals | — | 2 |
| 38 | 16 |
§ NOTE: These figures relate to persons suffering from psychopathic disorder without any other form of mental disorder.