§ Sir JOHN BRIGGasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state the number and locality of the inebriate reformatories at present in operation in Great Britain; the average number of inmates; and the cost per case of permanently successful treatment?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLThe following figures relate to England only. I have no information regarding the reformatories in Scotland. There are two State inebriate reformatories and nine certified inebriate reformatories. The average weekly charge for inmates, in the State reformatories, for staff and maintenance, in the year ended 31st March, 1910, was 21s; the daily average number of inmates was ninety-two. In the certified reformatories the average weekly charge for inmates during the year 1909 was 15s. 10d.; the daily average number of inmates was 892. I think my hon. Friend will see that it would be impossible at any given time to say how many persons discharged from reformatories had been "permanently benefited."