§ Mr. Hastingsasked the Minister of Health how many beds in hospitals in the London area were reserved for the treatment of infectious disease at any convenient date in 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1952, respectively; and how many of these were occupied.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodThe following figures are for beds allocated to the treatment of infectious diseases in hospitals in the London Postal Area. I have no figures for 1948 and 1952.
— 31st December 1949 1950 1951 Beds allocated … 3,637 3,453 2,973 Beds occupied … 1,201 1,162 929