§ 105. Mrs. Mannasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the total number of patients within mental institutions and homes in Scotland, and the proportion of these over 65 years of age.
§ Mr. J. StuartThe total number of patients in mental hospitals in Scotland at 1st January, 1952 was 20,049. The only available statistics of age distribution relate to the age of certified patients on admission. During the first four months of 1949 and 1950, respectively, out of 869 and 893 such admissions, 320 and 326 were patients over 60 years of age.
§ 106. Mrs. Mannasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of patients in Woodilee Mental Hospital; and the proportion of these over 65 years of age.
§ Mr. J. StuartThe number of patients in Woodilee Mental Hospital on 3rd April, 1952, was 1,232 and of this number 366 were over 65 years of age.