§ 21. Captain Pilkingtonasked the Minister of Health how many in-patients passed through the hospitals, and how large was the waiting list, in 1951 and 1958, respectively.
§ Mr. Walker-SmithThe number of in-patients treated in England and Wales in 1951 was 3,260,000 and in 1958, 3,890,000. The waiting lists at the end of the year were 500,000 and 443,000, respectively.