§ Mr. Hastingsasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what is the ratio of medical personnel to total personnel in the Navy at the present time, six months ago, and a year ago, respectively.
Mr. DugdaleOn 30th September, 1947, the latest date for which figures are available, the ratio of total medical staff (including Q.A.R.N.N.S. and Naval V.A.Ds.) to the total strength of the Navy (including W.R.N.S., Q.A.R.N.N.S. and Naval V.A.Ds.) was 25 per thousand. On 31st March, 1947, it was 28 per thousand and on 30th September, 1946, 30 per thousand. The present ratio of medical officers only to the total strength of the Navy is 3.25 per thousand; on 31st March, 1947, it was 3.46 per thousand and on 30th September, 1946, 2.83 per thousand. Admiralty employees who receive medical treatment from the Medical Services of the Royal Navy in His Majesty's Dockyards, etc., and Naval wives and families, in particular those on stations abroad, are not included in the above calculations.