HC Deb 08 February 1957 vol 564 c100W
Mr. D. Jones

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the average number of persons per doctor in Jamaica, Dominica, Trinidad and British Guiana, respectively; and how these figures compare with the United Kingdom.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

I am consulting the Governors of the territories concerned and will write to the hon. Member when their replies are received.

Mr. D. Jones

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the estimated long-term number of doctors required in the West Indies.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

I would refer the hon. Member to paragraphs 9 and 10 of the Report of the Hospital Advisory Committee, University College of the West Indies Teaching Hospital, recently published as Colonial No. 327, where this question is discussed.