HC Deb 09 December 1957 vol 579 c95W
61. Mr. G. R. Howard

asked the Minister of Health the number of persons employed in the clerical and administrative staffs of the National Health Service in each year since 1948.

Mr. Walker-Smith

Comprehensive figures are available only from 1951 onwards. Following is the information:

ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLERICAL STAFF IN THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE:
England and Wales
31st December, 1951 34,658
31st December, 1952 34,733
31st December, 1953 34,259
31st December, 1954 34,475
31st December, 1955 35,115
31st December, 1956 36,328