Mr. David Adamsasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education whether he will supply statistics
Date Average Attendance Medical Staff. Nursing Staff.* Number Employed. Equivalent in Whole-time Service. Number per 1,000 children in Average Attendance. Number Employed. Equivalent in Whole-time Service. Number per 1,000 children in Average Attendance. (a) ENGLAND AND WALES. 31st March, 1937.† 4,748,453 (1935–36). 1,458 706 0.15 3,733 2,574 0.54 31st December, 1937. 4,588,298 (1936–37). 1,492 712 0.16 3,849 2,650 0.58 31st December, 1938. 4,526,701(1937–38). 1,518 728 0.16 4,031 2,798 0.62 (b) DURHAM COUNTY. 31st March, 1937.† 112,459 (1935–36). 15 14.10 0.13 106 20.05 0.19 31st December,1937. 106,283 (1936–37). 15 14.10 0.13; 107 26.20 0.25 31st December, 1938. 101,960 (1937–38). 17 16.10 0.16 117 41.50 0 41 *Includes dental attendants, some of whom are not qualified nurses. Certain Local Education Authorities have the part-time services of over 2,000 district nurses in addition to school nurses, the extent of which cannot be estimated. Durham County have the services of one district nurse. † Owing to a change in the date for which these statistics are compiled, corresponding figures are not available for 31st December, 1936.