§ Mr. P. Smithersasked the Minister of Health the number of consultants now in permanent contact with each regional hospital board, showing the speciality in which they are employed.
§ Mr. MarquandFollowing are the numbers of whole-time consultants at 31st December, 1949, which is the latest information available:
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— Newcastle Leeds Sheffield East Anglia North-West Metropolitan North-East Metropolitan South-East Metropolitan South-West Metropolitan Oxford South Western Wales Birmingham Manchester Liverpool Total Boards of Governors of Teaching Hospitals Grand Total General medicine … 4 3 3 1 25 19 16 16 — 3 5 13 1 2 111 13 124 General surgery … 6 4 6 5 19 19 17 19 — 5 8 20 4 1 133 9 142 Gynaecology and obstetrics … — — 1 1 16 8 10 10 — 1 2 4 3 1 57 2 59 Paediatrics … — — — 1 7 1 3 3 — — 2 1 1 — 19 5 24 Psychiatry … 6 9 14 8 24 14 20 24 4 10 16 22 6 9 186 14 200 Cardiology … — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Dentistry … — 1 — — — — 2 3 — 1 2 1 — — 10 4 14 Dermatology … — — — — 1 — 1 1 — — — — — — 3 — 3 Diseases of the chest … 9 6 15 7 19 13 14 10 3 5 11 6 8 4 130 2 132 Ear, nose and throat … — — — — 1 1 3 — — 1 3 3 — — 12 — 12 Infectious diseases … 2 1 2 — 2 4 3 3 — 1 1 3 1 2 25 2 27 Neurology and neurosurgery … 1 — — — 3 — — — — 2 1 — 1 1 9 4 13 Ophthalmology … — — — — — — 1 — — — — — — — 1 — 1 Plastic surgery … — — — — — — 3 1 — 1 — 2 1 — 8 — 8 Radiotherapy … — 1 6 1 1 3 — 6 3 5 2 3 8 1 40 14 54 Thoracic surgery … — — — — 3 — — — — 3 1 1 — — 8 — 8 Traumatic and orthopaedic surgery 2 2 1 4 5 2 4 5 — 2 — — — — 27 2 29 V.D. … 1 — 4 1 — — 1 1 — 1 — 1 2 3 15 1 16 Geriatrics … — — — — 1 1 — — — 1 — 1 — — 4 — 4 Pathology … 8 8 14 6 28 18 16 29 7 12 12 11 13 10 192 48 240 Anaesthetics … 2 1 — 3 13 7 6 19 2 4 3 7 2 1 70 10 80 Physical medicine … — — — — 3 — 2 3 — — — — — — 8 4 12 Radiology … 2 4 4 4 11 3 6 7 2 3 5 6 1 — 58 18 76 Others … — — — — 3 3 4 1 — 1 — 10 — 4 26 5 31 Totals … 43 40 70 42 185 116 132 161 21 62 74 115 52 39 1,152 157 1,309