§ Sir R. Glynasked the Minister of Health how many mentally-defective individuals are under the care of mental hospitals and asylums and how many are boarded out under licence; and how do these figures compare with those of 1926 and 1913?
§ Sir K. WoodThe Mental Deficiency Act of 1913 did not come into operation until the 1st April, 1914, but the numbers of mentally defective patients under care in institutions provided under the Mental Deficiency Acts, 1913–27, and on licence are as follow:
In Institutions. On licence from Institutions. 1 st January, 1936 37,819 2,437 1 st January, 1926 20,297 Not available.