HC Deb 02 May 1955 vol 540 cc90-1W
20. Mr. G. Thomas

asked the Minister of Health the number of persons granted surgical shoes in Cardiff in each of the years since the National Health Scheme came into operation.

Mr. Iain Macleod

The numbers are shown in the following table:

Year Number
1948 … … … … 100
1949 … … … … 360
1950 … … … … 554
1951 … … … … 491
1952 … … … … 456
1953 … … … … 228
1954 … … … … 202