§ Mr. Doddsasked 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. TurtonMy proposals were made following consideration which was given
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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.