§ Mr. SORENSENasked the Minister of Health how many private lunatic asylums and mental hospitals exist in England and Wales; the number of patients therein; and the number of discharges therefrom during last year?
§ Miss LAWRENCEOn 1st January, 1929, there were 68 private institutions under the Lunacy Act, and 4,649 patients therein. There were 742 discharges during 1928.