§ 32. Mr. Sorensenasked the Minister of Health approximately how many of the present number of local practitioners and of hospital medical staff, respectively, are of overseas Commonwealth, British colonial, Irish and foreign origin; how many of these were trained in this country; and how many doctors of British birth have left for overseas service during the past five years.
§ Mr. PowellIn March last, 2,505 of the junior medical staff in hospitals in Great Britain were from the Colonies and other Commonwealth countries, 375 from the Irish Republic, and 748 from other countries overseas. 392 of the total had qualified in Great Britain. Information is not available for other hospital staff or general practitioners, nor are the figures requested in the last part of the question.