HC Deb 01 December 1961 vol 650 c100W
Mr. K. Robinson

asked the Minister of Health if he will now give the quantities of concentrated orange juice, cod-liver oil and vitamin tablets taken up in the period 1st June to 30th September, 1961, comparable figures for the previous four months and for the same period in 1960, and the percentage difference between the two periods in 1961.

Miss Pitt

Information is collected only on a quarterly basis. The available figures are given below. Those for the quarter ended 30th September, 1961, are provisional.

Quarter ended Orange juice Cod liver oil Vitamin A and D tablets
(bottles) (bottles)
A.
24th September, 1960 5,501,931 565,784 562,708
B.
1st July, 1961 4,603,360 607,632 572,075
C.
30th September, 1961 1,862,000 182,000 262,000
Percentage decrease between B and C 60 70 54