§ Mr. H. W. FORSTERasked the Under-Secretary of State for India how many duly qualified medical practitioners there are in India; how many of these are men and how many women; and how many of either sex are in the service of the Government of India?
§ Mr. MONTAGUAs no system of medical registration exists in India it is impossible to give an exact answer to the first part of the question; though approximate figures could probably be obtained from non-official publications. As regards the Government Service, lengthy and somewhat complicated consultation of official lists for the various provinces, and
possibly even reference to the Government of India, would be necessary to arrive at the statistics asked for. I shall be glad to have the matter investigated for the hon. Member and to let him know the result as soon as it is obtained.