§ Mr. Will Griffithsasked the Minister of Health how many of the sight tests carried out by ophthalmic opticians during 1965 in Cardiff, Chelmsford, Birmingham, Liverpool, and Manchester, respectively, were carried out by cor-
1. TOTAL NUMBER OF SIGHT TESTS BY OPTHALMIC OPTICIANS WHICH WERE CARRIED OUT BY CORPORATE BODIES OR OTHER PRACTITIONERS HAVING MORE THAN ONE PRACTICE ADDRESS IN THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AREA Cardiff Chelmsford (in area of Essex E.C.) Birmingham Liverpool Manchester 4,407 2,231 68,041 18,771 38,370
2. NUMBER OF SIGHT TEST, IN STEPS OF 200*, UNDERTAKEN BY OPHTHALMIC OPTICIANS, WHICH WERE CARRIED OUT BY CORPORATE BODIES OR OTHER PRACTITIONERS HAVING MORE THAN ONE PRACTICE ADDRESS Numbers of Sight tests Numbers of corporate bodies or other practitioners having more than one practice address in the Executive Council area (Numbers of premises shown in brackets) Cardiff Birmingham Liverpool Manchester Under 200 … … … … 3 (6) 3 (6) Nil 5 (10) 200–399 … … … … Nil Nil Nil 4 (8) 400–599 … … … … 1 (3) Nil Nil 2 (4) 600–799 … … … … 1 (2) 2 (4) Nil 2 (5) 800–999 … … … … 1 (2) 1 (2) 1 (2) 3 (6) 1,000–1,199 … … … … Nil 1 (2) 2 (4) 1 (2) 1,200–1,399 … … … … Nil 1 (2) 2 (4) 1 (2) 1,400–1,599 … … … … Nil 1 (2) Nil 1 (3) 1,600–1,799 … … … … Nil Nil Nil 2 (6) 1,800–1,999 … … … … 1 (2) Nil 2 (5) 3 (6) 2,000–2,199 … … … … Nil 2 (4) Nil Nil 2,200–2,399) … … … … Nil 1 (4) Nil 1 (2) 2,400–2,599 … … … … Nil 1 (2) Nil Nil 2,600–2,799 … … … … Nil Nil Nil 1 (3) 2,800–2,999 … … … … Nil 1 (2) 1 (2) Nil 4,000–4,199 … … … … Nil 1 (2) Nil Nil 4,400–4,599 … … … … Nil 1 (5) Nil Nil 5,400–5,599 … … … … Nil Nil Nil 1 (2) 6,400–6,599 … … … … Nil Nil 1 (2) Nil 8,200–8,399 … … … … Nil Nil Nil 1 (5) 14,400–14,599 … … … … Nil 1 (14) Nil Nil 26,400–26,599 … … … … Nil 1 (17) Nil Nil * Where any step of 200 is omitted all four columns would show "Nil". The 2,231 sight tests in Chelmsford were carried out at one set of premises used by a corporate body with premises elsewhere in the Executive Council area.