HC Deb 15 February 1960 vol 617 c79W
55. Mr. Kelley

asked the Minister of Health the number of National Health Service prescriptions for pairs of spectacle lenses accepted by the Doncaster Medical Executive Council during the year, 1959, and the number of National Health Service frames selected by patients on these prescriptions.

Miss Pitt

Prescriptions for 21,000 pairs of glasses were authorised by Doncaster Executive Council in 1959. It is estimated that 7,000 were dispensed with new National Health Service frames. The number dispensed by fitting lenses to existing National Health Service frames is not known.

Number of food poisoning outbreaks where the food concerned was known Percentage of such outbreaks attributed to—
Fresh meat Reheated meat Canned, processed and made-up meat
1954 250 0.4 16.4 60.8
1955 312 2.6 15.7 61.5
1956 268 2.2 18.0 59.3
1957 200 1.5 20.0 50.0
1958 181 1.7 22.1 51.4
1959 Figures are not available
"Processed and made-up meats" include meat pies, cold and pressed meats, brawn, sausages, mince, and meat sandwiches.