§ Mr. Greyasked the Minister of Health what was the number of specialists employed in the Newcastle Region on 5th July, 1948, and for each year to the present date.
§ Miss PittInformation is not available before 1949. The number of consultants employed at the end of this and of each subsequent year including consultants employed in the teaching hospitals was:
1949 280 1950 335 1951 368 1952 403 1953 416 1954 412 1955 421 1956 422 1957 442 1958 457