§ 34. Sir H. Williamsasked the Minister of Health the number of insured persons in 1942 and 1943, respectively, entitled to medical benefit; the number of insured persons making their own arrangements for medical benefit in each of these years; and the total number of prescriptions issued in each of these years.
§ Mr. WillinkAs the answer involves a number of figures I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ The following is the statement:
| 1942 | 1943 | |
| 1. Estimated average number of insured persons entitled to medical benefit | 17,596,000 | 17,390,000 |
| 2. Average number of insured persons making their own arrangementsfor medical benefit | 11,849 | 11,869 |
| 3. Number of National Health insurance prescriptions issued | 62,400,000 | 69,726,000 |
§ These figures relate to England and Wales.