§ 40. Dr. Strossasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were notified and how many deaths were certified during 1948, in Northern Rhodesia, Kenya, Tanganyika and Aden.
Mr. Creech JonesI have asked the Governors of the four territories to supply this information. I will communicate with my hon. Friend when it arrives.
§ 41. Dr. Strossasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what was the average cost per bed, in his recent provision of 102 beds for the treatment of tuberculosis in Aden.
Mr. Creech JonesThe average cost of the provision of tubercular patients in the Civil Hospital at Aden was £90 per bed.
§ Dr. StrossIs my right hon. Friend aware, and will he agree, that this figure is a remarkably low one, which suggests that there has not only been initiative shown there, but a real capacity for improvisation; and will he bear in mind, in advising other territories, that a chromium-plated sanatorium is not necessary, and the problem can be solved without it?