1926 Census Data Shows Thousands Confined in Mental Institutions

Newly released census data from 1926 reveals that nearly 9,000 individuals were confined to mental institutions, a figure that excludes those in Mother and Baby Homes.

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Census data reveals almost 9,000 people were confined to mental institutions in 1926

People in Mother and Baby Homes were not included in the figure, as the National Archives could not categorise the centres as institutions in the release of the records.

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1926 Census Data Shows Thousands Confined in Mental Institutions

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Census data reveals almost 9,000 people were confined to mental institutions in 1926

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