§ 59. Dame Patricia Hornsby-Smithasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the total number of public health officers and assistant public health officers accredited to local authorities; and how many of these are women.
§ Mr. AlisonIt is estimated that local authorities in England and Wales employ 5,600 public health inspectors, of whom 2 per cent. are women, and 5,000 full-time or part-time medical officers, of whom about half are women.