1931 Census of England and Wales, General Report, Table 29 : " Institutional and Other Special Types of Population in England and Wales, 1921 and 1931".

Class of Institution, etc. Numbers of Institutions Proportion per 10,000 Persons in the Total Population of England and Wales Percentage of Males
Total Institution, etc. Population Inmates Only (Classes 1-12) Total Institution, etc. Population Inmates Only (Classes 1-12)
  1921 1931 1921 1931 1921 1931 1921 1931 1921 1931
TOTAL 14700 14964 212.0 223.0 120.0 134.0 60 55 54 53
                     
1. Workhouses 631 585 36.0 32.0 33.0 29.0 53 58 56 61
2. Other Public Assistance Institutions 835 1065 19.0 20.0 16.0 18.0 47 47 53 56
3. Homes for Insane, etc. 345 446 37.0 46.0 32.0 40.0 42 42 44 46
4. Homes for Cripples 67 48 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.7 37 37 45 43
5. Homes for Blind 83 86 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.9 46 46 53 48
6. Homes for Deaf and Dumb 35 28 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 47 47 55 53
7. Homes for Inebriates 9 9 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 11 11 11 12
8. Hospitals (not military, etc.) 1945 2025 32.0 47.0 21.0 31.0 41 41 58 51
9. Convalescent and Nursing Homes 2189 2994 11.0 14.0 7.0 8.0 29 29 40 38
10. Prisons 48 35 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 86 86 88 94
11. Other Places of Detention (Police Stations, Reformatories, etc.) 185 515 4.8 3.0 4.2 2.0 72 72 78 82
12. Naval, Military, etc, Hospitals 48 32 1.9 1.2 1.3 0.8 81 81 98 96
13. Naval, Military, etc., Barracks, etc. 745 386 44.0 38.0 0.0 0.0 89 89 0 0
14. Naval Ships 534 265 6.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 100 100 0 0
15. Other Ships 5241 4884 12.0 11.0 0.0 0.0 92 92 0 0
16. Inland Barges and Boats 1760 1561 1.4 1.1 0.0 0.0 61 61 0 0