HC Deb 31 July 1952 vol 504 cc161-2W
58. Sir H. Williams

asked the Minister of Health how many patients in England and Wales were awaiting admission to hospitals taken over by the National Health Act when that Act came into operation; and what were the corresponding figures to the nearest available date.

Mr. Iain Macleod

The waiting list was 503,584 on 31st December, 1951. The figure is not available for the date when the National Health Service Act was brought into operation.