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Mr. K. Robinson
asked the Minister of Health if he will state the number of hospital in-patients under treatment for mental illness in England and Wales at the latest date for which figures are available; how many of those were compulsorily detained; and if he will give comparable figures for the two previous years.
Mr. Powell
The most recent information is as follows:admitted informally and 4,696 compulsorily. Figures for the same period of 1959 are not available.