§ Mr. Owenasked the Minister of Health what quantity of ungraded milk is produced in the Morpeth rural area of the County of Northumberland; and to what extent recent cases of glandular tuberculosis were due to infected milk; and what action has been taken.
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Birmingham hospital region* England and Wales 1952 1956 1952 1956 Section 4 (amenity pay beds) … 499 421 6,086 5,942 Section 5 (private pay beds) … 607 617 5,726 5,723 Other beds … 45,135 45,189 495,556 496,563 * Including the United Birmingham Teaching Hospitals.
§ Mr. R. ThompsonI am informed by my right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food that the quantity of undesignated milk sold by retail in Morpeth Rural District is estimated at less than 50 gallons a day. My inquiries about the other parts of the Question are not yet complete. I will write to the hon. Member about them as soon as possible.