§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the rate of suicide per 100,000 inmates, by sex, in the special hospitals in the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. John PattenThe last suicide in a special hospital and only one in that year occurred in September 1981. The number of patients in special hospitals in September 1981 —both sexes—was 1,844. The rate per 100,000 was therefore 54.2.