§ 19. Sir Austin Hudsonasked the Minister of Health whether he has yet received the full report on the allocation of additional beds for tuberculosis cases in general hospitals, for which he asked at the end of last year.
§ The Minister of Health (Mr. Marquand)Yes, Sir. I will, with permission, circulate detailed figures in the OFFICIAL REPORT. They show that in total 3,550 additional beds for tuberculosis have been made available since the start of the National Health Service, of which about 1,150 have been brought into use in the last six months.
§ Following are the particulars: