HC Deb 10 July 1957 vol 573 c54W
Mr. Mayhew

asked the Minister of Health. as representing the Lord President of the Council, how many scholarships and fellowships were granted in each of the years 1950 to 1957 for workers studying mental disorders; and how many for workers studying other diseases or disabilities.

Mr. Vaughan-Morgan

The scholarships and fellowships awarded by the Medical Research Council are given in the following table. A number of private trusts also award fellowships for work in the field of mental illness.

All subjects except mental disorder Mental disorder
1950–51 53 6
1951–52 50 5
1952–53 58 6
1953–54 50 9
1954–55 57 4
1955–56 50 4
1956–57 51 7