§ 69. Mr. Pavittasked the Minister of Labour how many doctors are engaged in whole time work in factories; how many are engaged on a part time basis; and what is the number of appointed factory doctors.
§ Mr. P. ThomasAn inquiry in 1955 showed some 465 full-time and 4,000 part-time doctors employed in factories. My right hon. Friend has recently discussed with the Industrial Health Advisory Committee ways of getting more information regularly and we now hope to have more up to date figures by the spring. There are at present 1,578 Appointed Factory Doctors for districts and 684 doctors appointed for specific purposes.