HC Deb 22 March 1950 vol 472 cc1933-4
4. Lieut.-Commander Clark Hutchison

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what is the maximum number of patients who can be accommodated in the Royal Naval hospital at Port Edgar; and what was the highest number of patients in residence in this hospital at any time in 1949

The Civil Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. Walter Edwards)

The maximum number of patients who can be accommodated in the Royal Naval Hospital, Port Edgar. is 213. The highest number of patients in residence on one day in 1949 was 173

Lieut.-Commander Hutchison

Is the Civil Lord satisfied that there will be adequate accommodation in the local civilian hospitals for any Service patients from the port area?

Mr. Edwards

Yes, Sir.