§ Mr. Martinasked the Home Secretary the number of deaths occurring in His Majesty's prisons in the period 1930–40?
§ Mr. H. MorrisonDuring the period 1930–1940 472 deaths occurred in prisons and Borstal Institutions. This figure includes 98 executions and 10 deaths caused by enemy action. The total admissions to prison during the same period exceeded 600,000.