§ 20. Mr. Hubbardasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of pulmonary tuberculosis cases notified in Scotland in 1938, 1943, 1947 and 1948.
§ Mr. WoodburnThe numbers in 1938, 1943 and 1947 were 4,793 7,215 and 7,943, respectively. The provisional figure for the first quarter of 1948 is 2,089.
§ 21. Mr. Hubbardasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of pulmonary tuberculosis cases in Scotland for whom hospital treatment is recommended but accommodation is not available.
§ Mr. WoodburnThere were 2,378 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis on the local authorities' waiting lists for admission to hospital at 31st March, the latest available date.
§ 22. Mr. Hubbardasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps are being taken to recruit necessary nursing staff for T.B. hospitals.
§ Mr. WoodburnThe recruitment of nurses is primarily the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Minister of Labour and National Service; for my part, I have recommended that the conditions of service agreed by the Scottish Nurses Salaries Committee should be adopted for nurses in tuberculosis hospitals. These conditions are more favourable than those generally applicable to hospital nurses and will, I hope, aid recruitment.