§ 83. Dr. Strossasked the Minister of Health whether he will make a statement on the progress of the mass X-ray unit's investigation of coal miners in North Staffordshire.
§ Mr. TurtonSince May, 1956, nine of the collieries in the area have been visited by the mobile unit. Of their total manpower of 10,980, 8,516 attended for mass X-ray. One colliery is surveyed by the National Coal Board unit every two years and the remaining eleven collieries will be visited by the mobile unit in the first half of 1957.
§ 84. Dr. Strossasked the Minister of Health what types of apparatus are available in North Staffordshire for mass X-ray investigation; how many cases have been examined since the inception of the service; and what percentage of the population has taken advantage of the facilities offered.
§ Mr. TurtonA mobile unit using a 35 millimetre camera serves this area and part of Shropshire. Since it started in July, 1952, it has examined 216,000 persons or 30 per cent. of the population of the area it serves.