HC Deb 04 March 1918 vol 103 c1744W
Mr. KING

asked the Home Secretary if he will state the death-rate of prisoners in prison for each year in the last available period of five years?

Sir G. CAVE

The death-rate from natural causes in prisons has been as follows for each of the past five years:

Year ending 31st March. Number of Deaths. Daily Average Population. Rate per 1,000 of the Population.
1912–13 81 18,410 4.4
1913–14 113 17,056 6.6
1914–15 74 14,641 5.4
1915–16 80 10,406 7.7
1916–17 58 9,206 6.3