§ 93 and 94. Mr. Blackasked the Minister of Health (1) what is the number of persons suffering from tuberculosis and 190W awaiting admission to hospital or sanatorium in the areas of the South-West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board and the average period of waiting;
(2) what is the number of aged sick cases awaiting admission to hospital and the average period of waiting in the area of the South-West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board.
§ Mr. BevanThe figure for tuberculosis is about 1,750, including 150 already in sanatoria, but awaiting thoracic surgery. The average wait is about six to nine months. The figure for aged sick is about 1,650, but waiting periods vary so much that no average has much meaning here.