§ 35. Mr. Charles Irvingasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many suicides were committed by patients in mental hospitals last year; and if he will make a statement.
§ Dr. OwenIn 1974, the latest year for which figures are available, the number of deaths of in-patients by suicide reported by mental illness and mental 77W handicap hospitals and units in England and Wales for the mental health inquiry was 86.