HC Deb 11 February 1957 vol 564 c139W
128. Mrs. L. Jeger

asked the Minister of Health the number of prescriptions dispensed during the first month of the new charges; and what was the number for the corresponding period last year.

Mr. Vosper

An accurate figure is not yet available. From a representative sample it is estimated that the number dispensed in England and Wales during December, 1956, was of the order of 15.5 million. The total number in December, 1955, was 19,349,115.