§ Mr. ASTORasked the Home Secretary the number of persons compulsorily detained in inebriates institutions in 1910 and 1911, and how many in each year were classified as being feeble-minded or otherwise mentally defective?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe number of persons detained on 1st January, 1910, was 917; on 1st January, 1911, 807. Of these, 78 and 67 could at once be definitely classified as so defective as to require permanent control. A large number of others were defective in a minor degree.