§ Mr. RHYS DAVIESasked the Minister of Health if he has any information to show Whether claims to dental benefit by
— May, 1926. May, 1927. May, 1928. Portsmouth … … … … … … 15,129 14,200 13,488 Devonport … … … … … … 12,982 12,242 11,476 Chatham … … … … … … 10,271 9,239 8,475 Sheerness … … … … … … 2,486 2,368 2,159 Rosyth … … … … … … 1,300 785 584 Pembroke Dock … … … … … 279 349 132
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At other Establishments the numbers were: — May, 1926. May, 1927. May, 1928. Torpedo Factory, Greenock … 1,269 1,297 1,744 Cordite Factory, Holton Heath … 986 1,049 1,131 Armament Supply Depots— Portsmouth (Gosport) … 1,614 1,456 1,427 Plymouth … 607 567 572 Chatham … 846 808 817 Crombie … 526 455 442 Armament Supply and Naval Ordnance Inspection Departments— Woolwich … 1,364 1,461 1,393 Victualling Yards— Deptford … 595 572 590 Gosport … 330 325 333 Plymouth … 229 225 221 Remainder at various Establishments not included in above lists. 2,443 2,431 2,448 Total at Home Establishments … 53,256 49,829 47,432 insured members on any approved societies have now reached the anticipated maximum or whether such claims still continue on the increase?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINGeneral statistics are not available to show the rate at which claims to dental benefit are now being received by approved societies, but I am informed that some at any rate of the larger societies have found the claims during the present year to be fairly steady in number, or even to show some tendency to decline.