20. Mr. Garner-Evansasked the Minister of Health how many dentures were authorised for National Health patients in the four weeks prior to 10th April, 1951; and how many were so authorised in the four weeks subsequent to a charge being imposed.
§ Mr. MarquandThe figures are 222,023 and 209,514 respectively, but the latter figure includes many cases where the contract between dentist and patient was made before the charge took effect.