82. Mrs. Hillasked the Minister of Health why fewer tuberculosis orthopaedic cases are being referred to Abergele Sanatorium in view of its record of successful treatment of such cases; and to which hospital they are now being sent.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodI am informed that the change is due to the progressive fall in the number of cases arising in the Manchester region. The necessary treatment is being provided more conveniently and no less effectively at Wrightington Hospital.