HC Deb 03 May 1951 vol 487 c1392
9. Sir Waldron Smithers

asked the Minister of Health the number of beds available for persons suffering from tuberculosis in Orpington and Dartford areas at the latest convenient date.

Mr. Marquand

There are at present 100 such beds in the Orpington area and 87 in the Dartford area.

Sir W. Smithers

Will the Minister do his best to provide beds for all those who are certified to be suffering from tuberculosis?

Mr. Marquand

I think the number already provided is quite significant. The Regional Hospital Board concerned maintain central waiting lists, so that patients in these areas who are suffering from tuberculosis may be admitted wherever possible to hospitals elsewhere in the same region.

Sir W. Smithers

There should be no waiting lists at all.

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