§ 58. Dr. Strossasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the total cost of the social services, in terms of a percentage of the national income, for the years 1938 and 1952.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterFigures are available only for financial, not calendar years. For 1938–39 the figure was 12 per cent; for 1952–53 17 per cent.