1921 Census of England and Wales, General Report with Appendices, Table 28 : " Institutional and other special types of Population in England and Wales".

Class of Institution, etc. Number
of
Institutions.
Proportion per 10,000
persons in the total popula-
tion of England and Wales.
Percentage of Males.
Total
Institution
Population.
Inmates
only
(Classes 1-13).
Total
Institution
Population.
Inmates
only
(Classes 1-13).
Total 14,700 226 120 60 54
           
1 Workhouses 631 36 33 53 56
2 Separate Poor Law Insti-
tutions for the sick.
77 9 8 42 50
3 Other Poor Law Institutions. 758 9 8 51 6
4 Homes for Lunatics, etc 345 37 32 42 44
5 Homes for Cripples 67 1.0 0.7 37 45
6 Homes for the Blind 83 1.2 0.9 46 53
7 Homes for the Deaf and
Dumb
35 0.8 0.6 47 55
8 Hospitals (not Naval or Military) 1,945 32 21 41 58
9 Convalescent and Nursing Homes 2,189 11 7 29 40
10 Prisons 48 3.2 3 86 88
11 Reformatory Schools 185 4.8 4.2 72 78
12 Homes for Inebriates 9 0.08 0.06 11 11
13 Naval or Military Hospitals 48 1.9 1.3 81 98
14 Naval or Military Barracks, etc 745 44 89
15 Ships of the Royal Navy 534 6 100
16 Ships Other than Royal Navy 5,241 12 92
17 Inland Barges and Boats 1,760 1.4 61
18 Barns, Sheds, etc. (includ-
ing vagrants)
14 62