§ 44. Mr. W. Griffithsasked the Minister of Health the number of National Health Service sight tests carried out by ophthalmic opticians in Manchester in 1959, the number of such opticians on the Manchester Executive Council's list, and the average number of sight tests, per optician, per week during 1959.
§ Miss Pitt82,198 sight-tests were carried out by ophthalmic opticians in Manchester during 1959. There were 197 ophthalmic opticians on the list of Manchester Executive Council at 31st December last. This represents about eight sight tests per optician per week.