HC Deb 27 February 1956 vol 549 cc83-4W
Mr. Dodds

asked the Minister of Health what consultations took place with representatives of the medical profession before publicly announcing the proposals to inoculate up to 500,000 children with anti-polio vaccine before July.

Mr. Turton

My proposals were made following consideration which was given

Name of Hospital Number of Patients Number of Trained Nurses
Cherry Knowle Mental Hospital, Ryhope 856 94
Middlewood Mental Hospital, Sheffield 2,089 243
Friern Mental Hospital, New Southgate, N.11 2,300 249
St. Bernard's Mental Hospital, Southall 2,351 254
Hill End Mental Hospital, St. Albans 685 86
Springfield Mental Hospital, S.W.17 2,100 182
Brentry Mental Deficiency Hospital, near Bristol 439 23
Cambridge House, Flax Bourton, near Bristol 209 19
Purdown Mental Deficiency Hospital, Stapleton, Bristol 548 37
Cefn Coed Mental Hospital, Swansea 705 96
Hensol Castle Mental Deficiency Hospital, near Pontyclun 686 51
North Wales Hospital for Nervous and Mental Disorders, Denbigh 1,498 97
Lancaster Moor Mental Hospital, Lancaster 2,683 154
Whittingham Mental Hospital, near Preston 3,000 222
Prestwich Mental Hospital, Prestwich, near Manchester 3,022 165
Springfield Mental Hospital, Manchester 769 46
Cranage Hall Mental Deficiency Hospital, Crewe 520 40
Mary Dendy Mental Deficiency Hospital, Alderley Edge 482 25
Calderstones Mental Deficiency Hospital, near Blackburn 2,072 150
Brockhall Mental Deficiency Hospital, Langho, near Blackburn 2,144 141
Royal Albert Mental Deficiency Hospital, Lancaster 948 64
Winwick Mental Hospital, near Warrington 2,315 152
Rainhill Mental Hospital, Rainhill, near Liverpool 2,772 242
Deva Mental Hospital, Chester 1,861 119

to the use of poliomyelitis vaccine by two committees of the Medical Research Council and by a special committee of the Central and Scottish Health Services Councils, set up for the purpose. These committees consisted largely of members of the medical profession together with eminent authorities in other fields.

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