§ Sir H. Linsteadasked the Minister of Health the numbers of pharmacists employed in hospitals in the National Health Service in England and Wales for each year, including 1961, since 1948.
§ Mr. PowellThe numbers of pharmacists—expressed in terms of whole-time equivalents—in the hospital service at the end of each year from 1949 to 1960 were:
1949 … … … … 1,127 1950 … … … … 1,176 1951 … … … … 1,217 1952 … … … … 1,243 1953 … … … … 1,242 1954 … … … … 1,237 1955 … … … … 1,267 1956 … … … … 1,305 1957 … … … … 1,314 1958 … … … … 1,315 1959 … … … … 1,348 1960 … … … … 1,444 No figures are available for 1961.