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Mr. K. Robinson
asked the Minister of Health if he will state for each region the number of applications considered by Mental Health Review Tribunals up to the latest date for which figures are available; and in how many cases the patient was discharged.
Mr. Powell
The following are the figures:
| APPLICATIONS TO MENTAL HEALTH REVIEW TRIBUNALS TO 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1961 | ||
| Region | Number of applications considered | Number of patients discharged |
| Newcastle | 25 | 3 |
| Leeds | 25 | 1 |
| Sheffield | 112 | 5 |
| East Anglia | 5 | nil |
| North West Metropolitan | 62 | 6 |
| North East Metropolitan | 7 | 1 |
| South East Metropolitan | 14 | 3 |
| South West Metropolitan | 19 | 2 |
| Oxford | 11 | 4 |
| South Western | 50 | 7 |
| Wales | 30 | 5 |
| Birmingham | 25 | 2 |
| Manchester | 55 | 10 |
| Liverpool | 86 | 8 |
| Wessex | 19 | 1 |
| Total | 545 | 58 |