§ Sir M. Stoddart-Scottasked the Minister of Health if he will state the number of fresh infections of venereal disease each year since 1954 for England and Wales and Scotland, respectively; and whether he is satisfied there are an adequate number of venereologists and venereal disease nursing orderlies to deal with the number of cases.
§ Mr. PowellI have consulted my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland. The numbers of cases dealt with for the first time at National Health Service clinics are:
— England and Wales Scotland 1954 93,747 6,622 1955 94,698 6,132 1956 98,212 6,559 1957 103,463 6,555 1958 107,501 7,023 1959 116,462 7,342 I have no evidence to suggest that the number of venereologists and nursing orderlies is inadequate.
§ Sir M. Stoddart-Scottasked the Minister of Health if he will state the number of new cases of venereal disease recorded 45W in each of the last five years in Glasgow and Leicester, respectively; and how many consulting venereologists there are in each of these centers.
§ Mr. PowellI have consulted my right hon. Friend the Secretary of the state for Scotland.
The numbers of cases dealt with for the first time at National Health Service clinics are:
— Glasgow Leicester 1955 2,319 819 1956 2,532 925 1957 2,562 814 1958 2,775 865 1959 2,839 916 There is one consultant venereologist in Glasgow and one consultant and one other specialist at the Leicester Centre.