§ Mr. KINLEYasked the Minister of Health the total of persons employed on staff duty during each of the past 10 years in the institutions under the jurisdiction of the Board of Control?
§ Mr. GREENWOODThe only figures available relate to the charge and ordinary nurses employed in county and borough mental hospitals. The numbers on 31st December in each of the last 10 years were as follow:
1920 … … … … 14,880 1921 … … … … 15,439 1922 … … … … 15,563 1923 … … … … 15,824 1924 … … … … 16,060 1925 … … … … 16,460 1926 … … … … 16,855 1927 … … … … 17,252 1928 … … … … 17,662 1929 … … … … 17,748