HC Deb 12 July 1934 vol 292 cc510-1
19. Sir W. JENKINS

asked the Minister of Health what number of nurses were employed by local authorities in Wales in 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932 and 1933; and the number for Glamorgan, separately, for each of the years?

Sir H. YOUNG

With the hon. Member's permission, I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT tables containing the

TABLE I
Number of Nurses employed by Local Authorities in Wales and Glamorgan in each of the years specified.
— 1926. 1930. 1931. 1932. 1933.
(a) Number of Health Visitors employed by Local Authorities in:
Wales 196 189 199 201 201
Glamorgan 67 67 67 67 67
(b) Number of District Nurses utilized by Local Authorities for health visiting in:
Wales 279 273 265 272 270
Glamorgan 7 7 7 7 7
(c) Number of Nurses employed in Poor Law Institutions and General Hospitals in:
Wales * * 633 650 743
Glamorgan * * 168 174 178
* Figures not available
No complete information is available as to the numbers of nurses employed in Infectious Diseases Hospitals, Mental Hospitals or Mental Deficiency Institutions.
As regards school nurses, the only information which is readily available relates to the 31st March, 1934. The following table shows the position on that date:—
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