HC Deb 24 March 1926 vol 193 cc1220-2W
Mr. BROAD

asked the Minister of Health what number of beds are available for patients in Poor Law infirmaries in London and the provinces respectively, and how many beds on the average are vacant during the periods of October to

SEPARATE INFIRMARIES provided by BOARDS OF GUARDIANS in LONDON and the PROVINCES.
— Number of separate Poor Law Infirmaries. Accommodation, 1st Jan., 1925 Inmates, 1st Jan., 1925. Average Number of Inmates. Year ended31st March, 1925.
London … … 27 16,530 13,999 13,844
Provinces … … 30 17,547 14,894 14,835

Mr. BROAD

asked the Minister of Health if he will give a list of towns of upwards of 100,000 inhabitants, showing the number of Poor Law infirmaries in each, and giving figures showing the average number of patients, the number

Towns or Urban Districts with over 100,000 inhabitants. Union in which comprised. Number of separate Poor Law Infirmaries in Union. Average Number of patients year ended 31st March, 1925. Number of medical staff. Number of nursing staff.
Birkenhead Birkenhead 1 466 4 90
Birmingham Birmingham 2 1,197 15 362
Bolton Bolton 1 489 3 86
Bristol Bristol 1 584 6 81
Croydon Croydon 1 425 3 88
Tottenham Edmonton 1 827 14 176
Leeds Leeds 1 980 5 153
Leicester Leicester 1 461 3 87
Manchester Manchester 1 478 3 140
Newcastle-on-Tyne Newcastle-on-Tyne 1 555 5 111
Nottingham Nottingham 1 678 4 136
Portsmouth Portsmouth 1 860 3 99
Salford Salford 1 806 5 156
Sheffield Sheffield 1 537 6 107
Southampton Southampton 1 448 3 75
Stockport Stockport 1 310 2 64
Liverpool West Derby 2 1,325 No information.
East Ham West Ham 2 1,337 10 242
Leyton
Walthamstow
West Ham

In the Unions comprising the following towns or Urban Districts having over 100,000 inhabitan's there are no separate Poor Law Infirmaries for the reception of the sick:
Blackburn Huddersfield Saint Helens.
Bradford (Yorks) Kingston-on-Hull Southend-on-Sea.
Brighton Middlesbrough South Shields.
Burnley Norwich Stoke-on-Trent.
Cardiff Oldham Sunderland.
Coventry Plymouth Swansea.
Derby Preston Willesden.
Gateshead Rhondda Wolverhampton.

March and April to September respectively?

Mr. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN

I regret that this information is not available in exactly the form suggested by the question. I hope that the statement below will give sufficient information far the hon. Member's purposes.

of medical staff, and the number of nursing staff?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

The following statement gives the information desired so far as it is available (omitting London):