§ Brigadier-General CHARTERISasked the First Lord of the Admiralty what is the present number of equipped beds in naval hospitals and the average daily number of patients in these hospitals during the current year?
Mr. DAVIDSONThe figures are as follow:300W
Equipped Beds Peace Accommodation. Royal Naval Hospital: Haslar 1,151 1,151 Plymouth 756 860 Chatham 872 599 Portland 117 117 South Queensferry 100 100 Information as to the numbers of equipped beds in naval hospitals abroad is not available. The accommodation in these hospitals is as follows:
Royal Naval Hospital: Malta … … … 365 Bermuda … … … 78 Hong Kong … … … 125 Cape … … … 48 Wei-Hai-Wei … … … 38 "Equipped beds" means actual beds and their fittings, including those kept in store, which may or may not be in excess of the amount of accommodation.
The average daily numbers of patients in naval hospitals for the period 1st January-30th September, 1925, were as follows. No later information is avail able:—
Royal Naval Hospital: Haslar … … 34 Plymouth … … 375 Chatham … … 377 Portland … … 50 South Queens ferry … … 44 Malta … … 188 Bermuda … … 22 Hong Kong … … 54 Cape … … 36 Wei-Hai-Wei … … 11