§ Mr. R. Gibsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will state the number of persons detained in mental institutions in Scotland as certified lunatics on 31st December of each of the years 1930 to 1936; the number of such persons received into such institutions in each of those years; the number of such persons discharged each year, respectively; of the persons so received and so discharged the number of those who had been married each year, respectively; and of the persons, married and unmarried, respectively, so discharged each year how many had been detained for less than three years, for three years and less than five years, for five years and less than 10 years, for 10 years and less than 15 years, and for over 15 years, respectively?
§ Mr. ElliotThe following table gives the information desired: 113W
1930. I931. 1932. 1933. 1934. 1935. 1936. Numbers of persons detained as certified lunatics in Mental Institutions in Scotland at 31st December of each year. 17,650 17,935 17,915 18,069 18,251 18,353 18,304 Numbers received into such institutions each year. 3,061 3,009 2,800 2,987 2,732 2,760 2,583 Numbers who were received and who were married persons. 1,100 1,147 1,093 1,098 988 1,039 962 Numbers who were discharged each year 1,396 1,262 1,285 1,314 1,186 1,221 1,217 Numbers who were discharged and who were married persons. 588 535 558 570 529 509 504 (a) Married and had been detained— (1) for less than 3 years 547 490 520 520 485 460 459 (2) for 3 years and less than 5 years 17 22 22 19 22 23 18 (3) for 5 years and less than 10 years 15 14 10 24 16 15 22 (4) for 10 years and less than 15 years 5 5 4 5 3 7 3 (5) for over 15 years 4 4 2 2 3 4 2 (b) Unmarried (including widowed and divorced persons) and had been detained— (1) for less than 3 years 729 659 654 674 579 638 630 (2) for 3 years and less than 5 years 40 30 33 27 33 32 30 (3) for 5 years and less than 10 years 29 26 21 23 24 23 30 (4) for 10 years and less than 15 years 5 7 10 11 10 9 14 (5) for over 15 years 5 5 9 9 11 10 9