IRELAND
Irish Times
Some statistics published by the ‘Report of the Interdepartmental Committee to establish the facts of State involvement with the Magdalen Laundries’ are laid out below.
Admissions
Number of women who spent times in laundries since 1922: 10,012*
Known admissions, including repeat admissions, from 1922: 14,607*
Admissions for which referrals route known: 8025
Number of referrals made or facilitated by the State 26.5% (2,124)
Average/Median age at time of entry 23.8 years/ 20 years
Age of youngest known entrant :9
Age of oldest known entrant: 89
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