§ Mr. Hastingsasked the Minister of Health how many Section 5 pay-beds there are in the teaching and general hospitals, respectively, under his control; and what was the daily average occupation in each of these by paying and nonpaying patients during 1954 or the latest convenient 12 months.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodFigures for 1954 are not yet available. At 31st December, 1953, the number of beds in England and Wales designated under Section 5 of the National Service Act, 1946, was 1,550 in teaching hospitals and 3,697 in other non-mental hospitals. The average daily occupancy during 1953 was:
— Teaching hospitals Other non-mental hospitals Paying patients 967.5 1,630 Non-paying patients 217 720