§ Mr. Hastingsasked the Minister of Health what is the number of trained and assistant nurses at present engaged predominantly in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in sanatoria, general hospitals and fever hospitals and also as health visitors or clinic nurses in chest clinics, respectively.
§ Mr. BevanThe numbers of nursing staff employed in sanatoria and tuberculosis hospitals are as follow:
— Full-time Part-time Trained nurses 2,074 323 Enrolled assistant nurses 967 325 Student nurses 1,372 — Other nursing staff 1,003 424 5,416 1,072 The numbers of staff engaged in the treatment of tuberculosis in general and fever hospitals are not known, and no separate figures are available for pulmonary tuberculosis as distinct from other forms of the disease. Returns from local health authorities show the nurses engaged as tuberculosis visitors number approximately 360 full-time and 1,130 part-time. No separate information about hospital service nurses engaged in chest clinics is available.