HC Deb 21 October 1920 vol 133 c1097W
Mr. MALONE

asked the Minister of Health the number of persons who have committed suicide since the termination of the War and the percentage of ex-service men included therein?

Dr. ADDISON

The number of persons who have committed suicide in Great Britain during the period from the last quarter of 1918 to the first quarter of 1920, both inclusive, is 5,219. No statistics are available as to what number or percentage of those persons were ex-service men.