§ Sir R. Glynasked the Minister of Health whether he can state the present number of certified lunatics in the asylums of England and Wales under the administration of county authorities; and how do these figures compare with the numbers in 1926 and 1913?
§ Sir K. WoodThe number of certified mental patients in mental hospitals provided by local authorities (i.e., county and county borough councils and a certain number of non-county borough councils) in England and Wales was as follows:
1st January 1937 123,609 1926 107,836 1913 103,842